Is CVE-2024-40672 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40672 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40672?

CVE-2024-40672 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40672?

CVE-2024-40672 has an EPSS score of 0.08% (0th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2024-40672?

No published fix for CVE-2024-40672 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40672

HIGH

8.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In onCreate of ChooserActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections 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.

CWE-281

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

0thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 0% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

source.android.com

Product1

android.googlesource.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-281 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-8543	Critical	9.8	74%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-0233	High	7.5	69%	-	-
CVE-2017-8589	Critical	9.8	26%	-	-
CVE-2021-33990	Critical	9.8	12%	-	-
CVE-2017-8563	High	8.1	7.2%	-	-
CVE-2017-8578	High	7.8	6.5%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-18.