CVE-2023-21172 is a local escalation of privilege vulnerability affecting Android 13, specifically within the WifiCallingSettings.java component. It allows an attacker to bypass permissions and modify calling preferences for the administrator user. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires no user interaction or additional execution privileges, making it easily exploitable once local access is achieved, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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