CVE-2024-43093

HIGH

7.3

CVSS Score

Published: November 13, 2024 at 05:25 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:50 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid

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Severity

HIGH7.3

Exploitation

CISA KEV

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.7%

SSVC

Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score0.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 0.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 53% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Android Framework contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware Use

Unknown

Added to KEV

Nov 7, 2024

Remediation Due

Nov 28, 2024

697 days overdue

Notes

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2024-11-01

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43093

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.