CVE-2024-29745Known exploitation

Local information disclosure via uninitialized fastboot data

Published Apr 5, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Information disclosure in the bootloader in Google Android allows local users to read uninitialized data through fastboot firmware. The fastboot firmware exposes memory data that was not initialized before use; Google has not published the affected operation or field. Local low-privileged access is required, no user interaction is needed, and the disclosed impact is limited to reading data.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in the bootloader in Google Android allows local users to read uninitialized data through fastboot firmware. The fastboot firmware exposes memory data that was not initialized before use; Google has not published the affected operation or field. Local low-privileged access is required, no user interaction is needed, and the disclosed impact is limited to reading data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29745
Published
Apr 5, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
Google
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-908
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 2, 2024Exploitation reportedLimited targeted exploitation indication
  2. Apr 4, 2024Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listing
  3. Apr 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  4. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=-
  2. Affected versionversion=Android kernel

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google · Androidversion=-; version=Android kernel

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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 exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource

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