Tag Android privilege escalation

From The Hacker News – Google Releases Android Update to Patch Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities

From The Hacker News – Google Releases Android Update to Patch Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities

Google has shipped patches for 62 vulnerabilities, two of which it said have been exploited in the wild.
The two high-severity vulnerabilities are listed below -

CVE-2024-53150 (CVSS score: 7.8) - An out-of-bounds flaw in the USB sub-component of Kernel that could result in information disclosure
CVE-2024-53197 (CVSS score: 7.8) - A privilege escalation flaw in the USB sub-component of Kernel

From The Hacker News – Google’s March 2025 Android Security Update Fixes Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities

From The Hacker News – Google’s March 2025 Android Security Update Fixes Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities

Google has released its monthly Android Security Bulletin for March 2025 to address a total of 44 vulnerabilities, including two that it said have come under active exploitation in the wild.
The two high-severity vulnerabilities are listed below -

CVE-2024-43093 - A privilege escalation flaw in the Framework component that could result in unauthorized access to "Android/data," "Android/obb,"

From The Hacker News – Amnesty Finds Cellebrite’s Zero-Day Used to Unlock Serbian Activist’s Android Phone

From The Hacker News – Amnesty Finds Cellebrite’s Zero-Day Used to Unlock Serbian Activist’s Android Phone

A 23-year-old Serbian youth activist had their Android phone targeted by a zero-day exploit developed by Cellebrite to unlock the device, according to a new report from Amnesty International.
"The Android phone of one student protester was exploited and unlocked by a sophisticated zero-day exploit chain targeting Android USB drivers, developed by Cellebrite," the international non-governmental