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Permission Bypass in Google Pixel Cellular Modem Allows Proximal Privilege Escalation
CISA: Google Pixel Improper Authorization Vulnerability
A logic error in the cellular modem component causes an improper authorization check (CWE-285/CWE-693), allowing a permission bypass. An attacker who already has low privileges and is on an adjacent network (proximal, e.g., a hostile local or cellular-adjacent network) can trigger the flaw without any user interaction, and successful exploitation yields remote escalation of privilege with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS 3.1 base score 8.0). The flaw was assigned through Google's device security CNA (dsap-vuln-management@google.com), consistent with modem firmware shipped in Google Pixel-class devices; specific affected firmware versions were not provided in the source data. No public proof-of-concept is known, the issue is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of exploitation in the wild. Defenders should treat this as a patch-on-next-bulletin item unless devices operate in high-risk adjacent-network environments.
What to do: Install the latest Google monthly security update that includes the cellular modem firmware patch and verify the device's security patch level reflects it. Because exploitation requires network adjacency plus some existing privilege, prioritize devices used in high-risk or shared-network settings and watch for indicators of rogue femtocell/base-station or hostile local-network activity. With no public PoC or KEV listing, standard monthly patch cadence is reasonable outside those high-risk scenarios.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Google Cellular Modem (modem firmware on Google Pixel-class devices, per assigning CNA) | — |
Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.
In Cellular Modem, there is a possible permission bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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