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CVE-2024-49730VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-49730: Google Android · Elevation of privilege

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.08% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% 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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Google AndroidAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-49730, organizations and users should prioritize the following actions: 1) Monitor official Google and device manufacturer channels for security patches addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly once available. 2) Implement strict device access controls to limit local access to trusted users only, reducing the risk of local exploitation. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies, including restricting installation of untrusted applications and controlling device features. 4) Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments on Android devices within the organization to identify and remediate potential weaknesses. 5) Educate users about the risks of physical device access by unauthorized individuals and encourage secure device handling practices. 6) Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools capable of identifying suspicious local privilege escalation attempts on mobile devices. 7) For high-security environments, evaluate the use of hardware-backed security features and sandboxing to limit the impact of potential exploits. These measures, combined with timely patching, will significantly reduce the risk posed by this vulnerability.

Description

In FuseDaemon.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to memory corruption. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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