CVE-2023-21266 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In multiple functions of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to escape Google Play protection due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00003.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Android

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`13`	affected	—
`12L`	affected	—
`12`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:::::::*

No data.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Google Subscribe	Android Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/fa94ce5c7738e449cb6bd68c77af4858018e49e0
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-06-01

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2023-10-06T18:48:40.618Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T14:59:28.865Z

Reserved: 2022-11-03T22:37:50.653Z

Link: CVE-2023-21266

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:28:26.117Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-06T19:15:12.830

Modified: 2025-05-05T15:15:50.200

Link: CVE-2023-21266

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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