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CVE-2024-40672

Date: January 28, 2025

In onCreate of ChooserActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Severity Score

Related Resources (5)

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/IntentResolver/+/ccd29124d0d2276a3071c0418c14dec188cd3727
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40672
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-10-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-10-01
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-40672

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Preservation of Permissions

CWE-281

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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