In onCreate of ChooserActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
History

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google android
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google
Google android

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-281
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In onCreate of ChooserActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published:

Updated: 2025-01-28T20:59:08.080Z

Reserved: 2024-07-08T18:54:51.200Z

Link: CVE-2024-40672

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-01-28T20:58:59.408Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-01-28T20:15:49.433

Modified: 2025-04-18T02:14:14.330

Link: CVE-2024-40672

cve-icon Redhat

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