CVE-2024-32896Known exploitation

Local privilege escalation via interruptible factory reset

Published Jun 13, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Privilege escalation in Google Android 12 through 14 allows local users to interrupt a device-admin factory reset. RecoverySystemService rebooted into recovery before deleting keystore secrets, allowing a physically present attacker to stop the reboot before recovery erased user data. Exploitation requires physical access and user interaction; additional exploits are required to compromise the device after the reset is stopped.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability2.99%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Google Android 12 through 14 allows local users to interrupt a device-admin factory reset. RecoverySystemService rebooted into recovery before deleting keystore secrets, allowing a physically present attacker to stop the reboot before recovery erased user data. Exploitation requires physical access and user interaction; additional exploits are required to compromise the device after the reset is stopped.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-32896
Published
Jun 13, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
Google
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-783, T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 13, 2024Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listing
  2. Jun 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  3. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2024-06-01
  2. Affected versionversion=Android kernel

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google · Androidversion=0 <2024-06-01; version=Android kernel

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1CISA ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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-783Operator Precedence Logic Error
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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Technologies

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