CVE-2024-49720

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: 2025-09-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-693

Description

In multiple functions of Permissions.java, there is a possible way to override the state of the user's location permissions due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 13.0, 14.0, 15.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Permission/+/e02775c62a81b99ba4cc693dd1885cc70c0bd5cf
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-04-01

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