| rageagainstthecage |
All devices running Android 2.2 and early 2.3 |
Android 2.3.4 (May 2011) |
Unknown |
https://github.com/srclib/RageAgainstTheCage |
| GingerBreak |
All devices running Android 2.2 and 2.3 Gingerbread |
Android 2.3.4 (May 2011) |
The Android Exploid Crew |
https://xdaforums.com/t/app-26-04-2011-v1-2-gingerbreak-apk-root-for-gingerbread.1044765/ |
| ZergRush |
All devices running Android 2.2, 2.3 Gingerbread and early Android 4.0 |
Android 4.0.3 (Dec 2011) |
Revolutionary dev team |
https://github.com/revolutionary/zergRush |
| mempodroid |
All devices running Android 4.0 and older with < 3.2.2 kernel |
Android 4.0.4 (Mar 2012 |
saurik |
https://github.com/saurik/mempodroid |
| FramaRoot |
Most devices running Android 2.2 to 4.3 |
Variable - multiple exploits used |
alephzain |
https://www.framaroot.net/ |
| Towelroot |
All devices running Android 4.4.2 to 4.4.3 that haven't patched CVE-2014-3153 |
Android 4.4.4 (Jun 2014) |
geohot |
https://towelroot.com/ |
| CVE-2015-3636 |
Many devices running Android 4.x and early 5.x |
Android 6.0 (Sep 2015) |
a7vinx |
https://github.com/a7vinx/CVE-2015-3636 |
| iovyroot |
Many devices running Android 4.4 to early 6.0 |
Android 7.0 (Aug 2016) |
dosomder |
https://github.com/dosomder/iovyroot |
| Dirty COW |
All devices running Android 1.0 to 7.0, however needs adaptation |
Android 7.1 (Dec 2016) |
Phil Oester |
https://dirtycow.ninja/ |
| Mtk-Su |
Many devices with MediaTek chips |
Security patch 2020-03-01 |
Diplomatic |
https://xdaforums.com/t/amazing-temp-root-for-mediatek-armv8-2020-08-24.3922213/ |
| CVE-2019-2215 |
Many devices running Android 8.0 to 10.0, however needs adaptation |
Android 10 w/ Android Kernel 4.14+ |
stevejubx |
https://github.com/stevejubx/CVE-2019-2215 |
| Dirty Pipe |
Some devices running Android 11 to 13, however needs adaptation |
Variable for different OEM's |
Max Kellermann |
https://dirtypipe.cm4all.com/ |
| bad_io_uring |
Many devices running Android 10 to 13, however needs adaptation |
Security patch 2022-10-05 |
Markakd |
https://github.com/Markakd/bad_io_uring |
| CVE-2023-6241 |
Many devices with Arm Mali GPUs |
Security patch 2024-03-05 |
SmileTabLabo and others |
https://github.com/SmileTabLabo/CVE-2023-6241 |
| GhostLock |
Almost all devices running kernels 2.6.39 to 7.1, needs adaptation |
Variable for different OEM's |
Nebula Security |
https://github.com/NebuSec/CyberMeowfia/tree/main/IonStack/CVE-2026-43499 |