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CVE-2024-29748: Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2024-29748
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Android Pixel contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker to interrupt a factory reset triggered by a device admin app.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Androidproduct: PixelPrivilege escalation
What
A privilege escalation vulnerability allows an attacker to interrupt a factory reset.
Who is affected
Users of Android Pixel devices are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the latest security updates to affected devices.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-04-04
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29748

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-29748coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Android Pixel Privilege

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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