Description

In mayAdminGrantPermission of AdminRestrictedPermissionsUtils.java, there is a possible way to access the microphone due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-40661

Affected Products

Vendor: Google

Product: Android

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.44% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Permission/+/ffd81f212b5594b498f0ba07645c7a181540e494
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-11-01

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