CVE-2024-0032

Local privilege escalation via hidden-directory access

Published Feb 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 26, 2025

Improper access control in Android 11 through 14 allows local users to gain elevated privileges through restricted-directory access. FileSystemProvider queryChildDocuments variants and DownloadStorageProvider route requests without consistently enforcing hidden-document filtering for Android/data, Android/obb, and Android/sandbox. Exploitation requires User execution privileges and user interaction; successful abuse bypasses scoped-storage boundaries and grants access to app-private files.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Android 11 through 14 allows local users to gain elevated privileges through restricted-directory access. FileSystemProvider queryChildDocuments variants and DownloadStorageProvider route requests without consistently enforcing hidden-document filtering for Android/data, Android/obb, and Android/sandbox. Exploitation requires User execution privileges and user interaction; successful abuse bypasses scoped-storage boundaries and grants access to app-private files.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0032
Published
Feb 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 26, 2025
Vendor
Google
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-284, T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 26, 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=11.0
  2. Affected versionversion=12
  3. Affected versionversion=12.0
  4. Affected versionversion=12l
  5. Affected versionversion=12L
  6. Affected versionversion=13
  7. Affected versionversion=13.0
  8. Affected versionversion=14
  9. Affected versionversion=14.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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

Published CVSS scores

6.5NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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