CVE-2024-43093: Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on , 6 days before the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.7%
EPSS score, percentile 53.4 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 7.3 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline . Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- 15
- 14
- 13
- 12L
- 12
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: .
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2024-11-01
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43093
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 15 |
| Affected | 14 |
| Affected | 13 |
| Affected | 12L |
| Affected | 12 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
Android Framework contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of .
- CISA added CVE-2024-43093 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 7 Nov 2024.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 28 Nov 2024.
- The CVE record was published on 13 Nov 2024, 6 days after it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.7% (percentile 53.4), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of . About the data.
Description
In shouldHideDocument of ExternalStorageProvider.java, there is a possible bypass of a file path filter designed to prevent access to sensitive directories due to incorrect unicode normalization. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-176: Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
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| CVE record published | |
| CISA due date for the required action | |
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References
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