CVE-2023-20950 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In AlarmManagerActivity of AlarmManagerActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass background activity launch restrictions via a pendingIntent. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-195756028

Published: 2023-04-19

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.1:::::::*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00004.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-04-01

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-05T19:00:48.660Z

Reserved: 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-20950

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:21:33.567Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-19T20:15:11.077

Modified: 2025-02-05T19:15:11.983

Link: CVE-2023-20950

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-863

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