CVE-2024-34734

Local privilege escalation via lockscreen VPN termination

Published Aug 15, 2024 · Updated Oct 24, 2024

Privilege escalation in Google Android 13 and 14 allows local users to disable an active VPN from the lock screen without unlocking. FooterActionsViewModel.onForegroundServiceButtonClicked opened the foreground-services dialog directly instead of dismissing the keyguard first. No user interaction or added execution privilege is required; the exposed dialog can terminate the VPN and remove its network protection.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Google Android 13 and 14 allows local users to disable an active VPN from the lock screen without unlocking. FooterActionsViewModel.onForegroundServiceButtonClicked opened the foreground-services dialog directly instead of dismissing the keyguard first. No user interaction or added execution privilege is required; the exposed dialog can terminate the VPN and remove its network protection.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-34734
Published
Aug 15, 2024
Updated
Oct 24, 2024
Vendor
Google
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-1188, T1629.003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=13
  2. Affected versionversion=13.0
  3. Affected versionversion=14
  4. Affected versionversion=14.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google · Androidversion=13; version=13.0; version=14; version=14.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.7CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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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 exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
T1629.003Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

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