What is CVE-2024-0019?

CVE-2024-0019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-0019?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2024-0019

In setListening of AppOpsControllerImpl.java, there is a possible way to hide the microphone privacy indicator when restarting systemUI due to a missing check for active recordings. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Published 2024-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 12, 14.0, 12L

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/707fc94ec3df4cf6b985e6d06c2… (Patch)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-01-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0019?: CVE-2024-0019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-0019?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.