CVE-2024-11624

Local privilege escalation via undeclared VPN permission

Published Jan 3, 2025 · Updated Jan 3, 2025

Elevation of privilege in the VPN component of Android kernel allows local users to add apps that bypass a device VPN. The VPN component accepts an app-bypass addition under an undeclared permission, but Google has not published the affected code path or permission check. A locally installed app with low privileges can bypass VPN routing without user interaction, exposing that app's traffic outside the configured tunnel.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Elevation of privilege in the VPN component of Android kernel allows local users to add apps that bypass a device VPN. The VPN component accepts an app-bypass addition under an undeclared permission, but Google has not published the affected code path or permission check. A locally installed app with low privileges can bypass VPN routing without user interaction, exposing that app's traffic outside the configured tunnel.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-11624
Published
Jan 3, 2025
Updated
Jan 3, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-276, T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android kernel

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android kernel

Published CVSS scores

7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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