Exploited CVEs / Android / CVE-2024-36971

CVE-2024-36971

Android Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2024-08-28 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. Check the vendor security advisory for the fix.

Risk summary

HighCISA KEV

7.8

CVSS base

2.7%

EPSS exploit probability

High

Severity

2024-08-07

Added to KEV

2024-08-28 (past due)

CISA due date

Actively exploited Android Kernel vulnerability, High severity, CVSS 7.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2024-08-07.

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Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-36971

This kernel network flaw ships in Android but lives in the underlying Linux kernel, allowing remote code execution, and Google confirmed in-the-wild exploitation consistent with its 2024-08-07 KEV listing. The 1% EPSS score reflects the targeted, likely commercial spyware nature of observed attacks rather than any lack of danger. Because the bug is upstream, other Linux-based products beyond Android may also be affected.

Do this: Apply the August 2024 or later Android security patch level to managed devices and update Linux kernels on servers and appliances.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-36971

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I run IT security. Facts for CVE-2024-36971, an actively exploited vulnerability (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2024-36971.html, data from CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2024-36971: Android Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Affected: Android Kernel
- Severity: High, CVSS 7.8; EPSS 30-day exploitation probability 2.7%
- Added to CISA KEV: 2024-08-07; federal remediation due 2024-08-28
- Ransomware-linked: no
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) The fastest safe path to remediation. 4) How to check whether my environment is exposed.
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Patch now

Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.

No vendor fix is mapped yet. This page refreshes daily and will name the patch the day one is published.

Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2024-08-28; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated August 14, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2024-36971

Published: 2024-08-07
Last revised: 2024-08-07
Changes tracked: 1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

Senserva Watchevery change we have recorded for this one

What changed, and when

2024-08-07 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 7.8; EPSS first scored at 2.7%

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2024-08-28 (past due).

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Official fix for CVE-2024-36971

Check the vendor's security advisory channel for the patched Kernel versions and workarounds.

CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2024-36971

Is CVE-2024-36971 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-36971 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2024-08-07, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 2.7%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2024-36971?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2024-08-28, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What fixes CVE-2024-36971?

Check the vendor's security advisory for the patched Kernel versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2024-36971?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2024-36971's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).

Scope and sources

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