CVE-2024-27212

Local privilege escalation via unchecked memory write

Published Mar 11, 2024 · Updated Aug 28, 2024

Out-of-bounds write in the ACPM init_data function in Google Android 13 allows local users to escalate privileges without interaction. The function performs a memory write without an adequate bounds check in the ACPM subcomponent; Google has not published the affected code. Exploitation requires local low-privileged execution on an affected Pixel device and grants higher privileges without user interaction.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds write in the ACPM init_data function in Google Android 13 allows local users to escalate privileges without interaction. The function performs a memory write without an adequate bounds check in the ACPM subcomponent; Google has not published the affected code. Exploitation requires local low-privileged execution on an affected Pixel device and grants higher privileges without user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-27212
Published
Mar 11, 2024
Updated
Aug 28, 2024
Vendor
Google
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-787, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=13
  2. Affected versionversion=13.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google · Androidversion=13; version=13.0

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-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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