7.8 High Exploited

CVE-2024-29748 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

· CISA KEV catalogue

Required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware campaigns Not observed so far

Weakness CWE-280

Description

there is a possible way to bypass 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 needed for exploitation.

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Android	Versions not published
pixel	Versions not published

References

source.android.com source.android.com

Timeline

Published April 5, 2024
Added to the KEV catalogue April 4, 2024
Last modified October 21, 2025

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