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CVE-2024-56190: Google Android · Elevation of Privilege

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 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 4 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-56190 effectively, organizations should: 1) Monitor official Google and Android security advisories closely for patches or updates addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly once available. 2) Restrict local access to Android devices by enforcing strong device authentication, limiting physical access, and controlling app installation permissions to reduce the risk of local exploitation. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies, monitor device integrity, and remotely isolate or wipe compromised devices. 4) Use kernel integrity verification tools and runtime protections such as SELinux enforcing mode to limit the impact of kernel-level exploits. 5) Educate users about the risks of installing untrusted applications or granting excessive permissions that could facilitate local privilege escalation. 6) For high-security environments, consider deploying Android devices with verified boot enabled and minimal attack surface configurations. 7) Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on local privilege escalation vectors to identify and remediate potential exploitation paths. 8) Implement network segmentation and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. These steps go beyond generic patching advice by emphasizing access control, runtime protections, and proactive monitoring tailored to kernel-level vulnerabilities.

Description

In wl_update_hidden_ap_ie() of wl_cfgscan.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. 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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