Local privilege escalation via misidentified Settings caller
Published May 7, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024
Improper caller validation in Google Android 14 Settings allows local users to gain elevated privileges through a crafted launch. SearchResultTrampoline checked getCallingActivity(), which identifies the activity receiving a result rather than the package that launched the activity or supplied its PendingIntent. Exploitation requires user interaction; a crafted launch can bypass the caller allowlist and execute privileged Settings actions.
Summary
What happened
Improper caller validation in Google Android 14 Settings allows local users to gain elevated privileges through a crafted launch. SearchResultTrampoline checked getCallingActivity(), which identifies the activity receiving a result rather than the package that launched the activity or supplied its PendingIntent. Exploitation requires user interaction; a crafted launch can bypass the caller allowlist and execute privileged Settings actions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-23707
- Published
- May 7, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Vendor
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1626
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=14
- Affected versionversion=14.0
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