Vulnerability · Published Feb 28, 2023 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2023-20943

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

In clearApplicationUserData of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to remove system files due to a path traversal error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-240267890

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Android	Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01