Vulnerability · Published Apr 19, 2023 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2023-21094

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity missing authorization 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 5% 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 94.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

In sanitize of LayerState.cpp, there is a possible way to take over the screen display and swap the display content due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-248031255

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Android Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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