CVE-2024-0014

Local privilege escalation via malicious config update

Published Feb 16, 2024 · Updated Mar 28, 2025

Privilege escalation in Android 11 through 14 allows local users to gain elevated access by triggering a malicious configuration update. The startInstall method in UpdateFetcher.java accepts the malicious update because an undisclosed logic error defeats its protection mechanism. Exploitation requires local execution but no additional execution privileges or user interaction, and Google has not published the exact erroneous condition.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Android 11 through 14 allows local users to gain elevated access by triggering a malicious configuration update. The startInstall method in UpdateFetcher.java accepts the malicious update because an undisclosed logic error defeats its protection mechanism. Exploitation requires local execution but no additional execution privileges or user interaction, and Google has not published the exact erroneous condition.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0014
Published
Feb 16, 2024
Updated
Mar 28, 2025
Vendor
Google
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-693, T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=11
  2. Affected versionversion=11.0
  3. Affected versionversion=12
  4. Affected versionversion=12.0
  5. Affected versionversion=12l
  6. Affected versionversion=12L
  7. Affected versionversion=13
  8. Affected versionversion=13.0
  9. Affected versionversion=14
  10. Affected versionversion=14.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google · Androidversion=11; version=11.0; version=12; version=12.0; version=12l; version=12L; version=13; version=13.0; version=14; version=14.0

Published CVSS scores

8.4CISA ADP VulnrichmentCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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