CVE-2024-29748
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local...
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2024-29748- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755, CWE-280
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.8
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2024-29748- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-280
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-26743
7.8
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2024-26743- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9xx-xhpg-c678
7.8
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local...
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-w9xx-xhpg-c678- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-280, CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Android Pixel contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker to interrupt a factory reset triggered by a device admin app.
- Record
CVE-2024-29748- Weakness
- CWE-280
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPUB-A-318507188 No score
there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
PUB-A-318507188- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
:unknown:Android |
Pixel-family specific:0 up to Pixel-family specific:2024-04-05, plus listed versions Pixel-family specific |
Pixel-family specific:2024-04-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-29748 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Android Pixel, published April 1, 2024. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since April 4, 2024. EUVD reports exploitation since April 4, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in :unknown: Pixel-family specific:2024-04-05.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-04-01
twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1775308208472813609
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-29748
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29748
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9xx-xhpg-c678
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-04-01