CVE-2023-45779 is a local escalation of privilege vulnerability affecting the APEX module framework in Google Android. This flaw, stemming from improperly used cryptography, allows for malicious updates to platform components without user interaction or additional execution privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit has been publicly released, and it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating active awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.