CVE-2023-21117 is a high-severity local escalation of privilege vulnerability affecting Android 13. It allows isolated processes to bypass permission checks when registering broadcast receivers in ActivityManagerService.java, requiring no user interaction or additional execution privileges for exploitation. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this flaw could lead to significant confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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