CVE-2024-0044Public exploit

Local privilege escalation via installer-name newline injection

Published Mar 11, 2024 · Updated Jan 28, 2025

Improper input validation in Google Android 12 through 15 allows local users to run as other apps through a crafted installer name. PackageInstallerService accepts newline and space characters in an installer package name, which injects forged records into packages.list and makes run-as treat a target app as debuggable. Exploitation requires ADB shell access and permits reading or writing private app data and executing in most app contexts, but not as the system user.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability1.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Google Android 12 through 15 allows local users to run as other apps through a crafted installer name. PackageInstallerService accepts newline and space characters in an installer package name, which injects forged records into packages.list and makes run-as treat a target app as debuggable. Exploitation requires ADB shell access and permits reading or writing private app data and executing in most app contexts, but not as the system user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0044
Published
Mar 11, 2024
Updated
Jan 28, 2025
Vendor
Google
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-74, CWE-75, T1626
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 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=12
  2. Affected versionversion=12.0
  3. Affected versionversion=12l
  4. Affected versionversion=12L
  5. Affected versionversion=13
  6. Affected versionversion=13.0
  7. Affected versionversion=14
  8. Affected versionversion=14.0
  9. Affected versionversion=15

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google · Androidversion=12; version=12.0; version=12l; version=12L; version=13; version=13.0; version=14; version=14.0; version=15

Published CVSS scores

7.8CISA ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-75Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection)
T1626Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

Public exploit references

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