CVE-2023-21266 (GCVE-0-2023-21266)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-06 18:48
Modified
2025-05-05 14:59
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Android Version: 13
Version: 12L
Version: 12
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