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Detection of TowelRoot & Exploits of CVE-2014-3153

ID: 5468762b-e680-5012-aa7e-a2fe9a891603

STIX ID: report--5468762b-e680-5012-aa7e-a2fe9a891603

Feed Name: Zimperium Blog

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2023-11-08

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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Zimperium reports detecting an in-the-wild Android kernel privilege-escalation exploit (CVE-2014-3153 / futex) that enables local attackers or malware (e.g., TowelRoot) to gain root; their zIPS mobile IPS, using a machine-learning zero-day detection engine, flagged the activity and protected customers without requiring an engine update.

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