CVE-2024-40652
HIGHAndroid - Local Privilege Escalation via Settings Homepage Activity
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Patch
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/2909433f7d59dcdd0c74044b1c8e9f48927193dc
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-09-01
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
15.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (4)
google/android
12.0
google/android
12.1
google/android
13.0
google/android
14.0
Published
Sep 11, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026