CVE-2024-29748Known exploitation

Local privilege escalation via interrupted factory reset

Published Apr 5, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Privilege escalation in Android Pixel firmware before the 2024-04-05 patch allows local users to interrupt a device-admin factory reset. The device-admin reset path relies on a reboot before erasing protected data, so physical interruption can stop the wipe before encryption keys and user data are cleared. Exploitation requires user interaction and local device access; successful interruption preserves post-unlock data for continued extraction.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Android Pixel firmware before the 2024-04-05 patch allows local users to interrupt a device-admin factory reset. The device-admin reset path relies on a reboot before erasing protected data, so physical interruption can stop the wipe before encryption keys and user data are cleared. Exploitation requires user interaction and local device access; successful interruption preserves post-unlock data for continued extraction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29748
Published
Apr 5, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
Google
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-280, CWE-755, T1562.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2024-04-05_patch
  2. Affected versionversion=Android kernel

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google · Androidversion=0 <2024-04-05_patch; version=Android kernel

Published CVSS scores

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

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
T1562.001Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

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