CVE-2024-40652

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In onCreate of SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to access the Settings app while the device is provisioning due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 12.0, 12.1, 13.0, 14.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/2909433f7d59dcdd0c74044b1c8e9f48927193dc
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-09-01

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