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CVE-2024-40676

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-01-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-843

Description

In checkKeyIntent of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible way to bypass intent security check and install an unknown app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

• Android: 12.0, 12.1, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0

References

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e8a53246607b52b15269f97aef9ba7e928ba2473
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-10-01

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