CVE-2024-40652
In onCreate of SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to access the Settings app...
In onCreate of SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to access the Settings app while the device is provisioning due to a missing permission check. 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
In onCreate of SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to access the Settings app while the device is provisioning due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2024-40652- 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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In onCreate of SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to access the Settings app while the device is provisioning due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2024-40652- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38557
In onCreate of SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to access the Settings app while the device is provisioning due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38557- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-84cg-qrp2-5ch9
In onCreate of SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to access the Settings app...
In onCreate of SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to access the Settings app while the device is provisioning due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-84cg-qrp2-5ch9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-327749022No score
In onCreate of SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to access the Settings app while the device is provisioning due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-327749022- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid | 15-next:0 up to 15-next:2024-09-01, plus listed versions 15-next | 15-next:2024-09-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid | 12:0 up to 12:2024-09-01, plus listed versions 12 | 12:2024-09-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid | 12L:0 up to 12L:2024-09-01, plus listed versions 12L | 12L:2024-09-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid | 13:0 up to 13:2024-09-01, plus listed versions 13 | 13:2024-09-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid | 14:0 up to 14:2024-09-01, plus listed versions 14 | 14:2024-09-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40652 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published September 1, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.08%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Settings 15-next:2024-09-01.