SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2023-21140

CVE-2023-21140 — In onCreate of ManagePermissionsActivity

In onCreate of ManagePermissionsActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execut

CVSS
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EPSS
0.00% (top 99.80%)
CWE
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Published
2023-08-14T20:58:27.348Z
Last modified
2024-10-09T19:10:39.337Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

In onCreate of ManagePermissionsActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleAndroid13, 12L, 12

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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