CVE-2024-20032

Privilege escalation via missing aee permission check

Published Mar 4, 2024 · Updated Aug 23, 2024

Privilege escalation in MediaTek aee on Android 12.0 through 14.0 allows local users with System privileges to elevate access. The aee component omits a permission check before an undisclosed privileged operation, so an authorization boundary is not enforced; MediaTek has not published further code-level detail. Exploitation is local, requires existing System execution privileges, and needs no user interaction; the final privilege context is not specified.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in MediaTek aee on Android 12.0 through 14.0 allows local users with System privileges to elevate access. The aee component omits a permission check before an undisclosed privileged operation, so an authorization boundary is not enforced; MediaTek has not published further code-level detail. Exploitation is local, requires existing System execution privileges, and needs no user interaction; the final privilege context is not specified.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-20032
Published
Mar 4, 2024
Updated
Aug 23, 2024
Vendor
MediaTek
Product
MT8768
Classifications
CWE-269, CWE-862, T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 23, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

MediaTek · MT8768version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6889version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT8792version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT8796version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6789version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6835version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6768version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MediaTek MT6785version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6855version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT8766version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MediaTek MT6765version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6893version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6885version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6879version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6873version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT8791version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6781version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6739version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6877version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6886version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MediaTek MT6761version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6853version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT8781version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT8321version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT8789version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT8673version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6883version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6985version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6833version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6983version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MediaTek MT6580version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT8765version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MediaTek MT6779version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6895version=0 <=*
MediaTek · MT6989version=0 <=*

Published CVSS scores

6.7CISA-ADPCVSS: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 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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