What is CVE-2024-25987?

CVE-2024-25987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-03-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-25987?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-25987 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2024-25987

In pt_sysctl_command of pt.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2024-03-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.2% 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 13, 13.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

NaInSec/CVE-LIST

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-03-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25987?: CVE-2024-25987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-25987?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-25987 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.