---
id: "CVE-2024-29748"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-29748"]
title: "google android: there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Android Pixel", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "google android", "fixed": ["2024-04-05"], "affected": "< 2024-04-05", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["android", "device-admin", "exploited", "infrastructure", "mdm", "pixel"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2024-04-04T00:00:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-29748", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29748", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
---

# google android: there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code

A privilege escalation flaw in Android Pixel phones lets an attacker interrupt a factory reset started by a device admin app. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Android Pixel affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:google android affected < 2024-04-05 fixed 2024-04-05

## Fix

Apply the mitigations from the vendor (Google) as CISA requires; the sources do not name a patched build.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-29748
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29748

## From the sources

Android Pixel contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker to interrupt a factory reset triggered by a device admin app.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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