CVE-2023-21266

2023-10-0619:15:12

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cve

21266

google play

protection

bypass

local privilege escalation

nvd

permissions bypass

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

In killBackgroundProcesses of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to escape Google Play protection due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

googleandroidMatch11.0

googleandroidMatch12.0

googleandroidMatch12.1

googleandroidMatch13.0

CPENameOperatorVersion
google:androidgoogle androideq11.0
google:androidgoogle androideq12.0
google:androidgoogle androideq12.1
google:androidgoogle androideq13.0

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
google:android	google android	eq	11.0
google:android	google android	eq	12.0
google:android	google android	eq	12.1
google:android	google android	eq	13.0

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Google",
    "product": "Android",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "13",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "12L",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "12",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "11",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]