CVE-2023-35674 (GCVE-0-2023-35674)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-11 20:09
Modified
2025-07-30 01:37
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Summary
In onCreate of WindowState.java, there is a possible way to launch a background activity due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Android Version: 13
Version: 12L
Version: 12
Version: 11
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
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Date added: 2023-09-13

Due date: 2023-10-04

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2023-09-01; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35674

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