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CVE-2024-43093: Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2024-11-07
• EPSS: 0.7% 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-176

Description

In shouldHideDocument of ExternalStorageProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of a file path filter designed to prevent access to sensitive directories due to incorrect unicode normalization. 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, 15.0

References

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7f83c671626f9bf993581f4598c22482d87cba10
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-03-01
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-43093

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