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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-29748

Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Apr 2, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Android Pixel

Patch now

CVE-2024-29748 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 25, 2024. Confirm Android Pixel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.68%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe google/android · vendor Android Pixel

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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe google/androidversion unspecified
  • vendor Android Pixelversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-29748

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-29748 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 25, 2024. Confirm Android Pixel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-280: Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges; CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. EPSS 0.68%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 4, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 4, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Apr 25, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-29748

    Android Pixel contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker to interrupt a factory reset triggered by a device admin app.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-29748

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-29748

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-29748

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-29748

    Android Pixel contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker to interrupt a factory reset triggered by a device admin app.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.