CVE-2024-40650 is a local escalation of privilege vulnerability affecting Google Android devices. It stems from a missing FRP (Factory Reset Protection) state check within the wifi_item_edit_content of styles.xml, allowing an attacker to bypass FRP. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks, and requires no user interaction or additional execution privileges. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, organizations should still prioritize patching due to the high severity and potential for local privilege escalation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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