CVE-2024-43088

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2024-11-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In multiple functions in AppInfoBase.java, there is a possible way to manipulate app permission settings belonging to another user on the device due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege across user boundaries 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/packages/apps/Settings/+/975c28535419be1cc45f66712f41e4a7a40e6001
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-11-01

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