CVE-2024-40657 is a high-severity local escalation of privilege vulnerability affecting Google Android. It stems from a confused deputy issue in the addPreferencesForType function of AccountTypePreferenceLoader.java, allowing an attacker to disable applications for other users without requiring user interaction or additional execution privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability poses a significant risk of high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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