CVE-2024-43768: Google Android · Elevation of Privilege
Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Android | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Apply official security patches from Google or device manufacturers as soon as they become available for affected Android versions (12, 12L, 13, 14, 15).
- Restrict local access to devices by enforcing strong physical security controls and limiting user privileges to the minimum necessary.
- Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to monitor and control device configurations and detect anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts.
- Disable or restrict installation of untrusted applications and enforce application whitelisting to reduce the risk of local malware leveraging this vulnerability.
- Regularly audit devices for signs of compromise, including unexpected privilege escalations or unusual system behavior.
- Educate users about the risks of granting unnecessary permissions and the importance of applying updates promptly.
- For highly sensitive environments, consider additional endpoint protection solutions that monitor memory integrity and prevent exploitation of memory corruption vulnerabilities.
Description
In skia_alloc_func of SkDeflate.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.