Android 17 Advanced Protection Locks Accessibility Services to Verified Accessibility Tools

Google has announced a new security measure that limits access to Android's accessibility services to verified applications classified as Accessibility Tools when Advanced Protection is enabled. With malicious Android applications abusing the API serving as the main conduit for malware and...

Google Android elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2023-41877)

Google Android is a Linux-based open source operating system from Google. Google Android suffers from an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to a logic error in the AccessibilityService's code in multiple locations. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to escalate privileges...

CVE-2023-21109

In multiple places of AccessibilityService, there is a possible way to hide the app from the user 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.Product:...

CVE-2023-21109

CVE-2023-21109 describes a local elevation-of-privilege flaw in Android’s AccessibilityService across multiple Android versions (11–13). The issue arises from a logic error in the AccessibilityService code that could allow an app to hide itself from the user without requiring extra privileges or ...

CVE-2023-21109

In multiple places of AccessibilityService, there is a possible way to hide the app from the user 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.Product:...

CVE-2023-21109

In multiple places of AccessibilityService, there is a possible way to hide the app from the user 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.Product:...

CVE-2023-21109: Inadequate Encryption Strength

In multiple places of AccessibilityService, there is a possible way to hide the app from the user 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.Product:...

ASB-A-261589597

In multiple places of AccessibilityService, there is a possible way to hide the app from the user 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...

PT-2023-17902

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-11 through Android-13 Description The issue is related to a logic error in the code of AccessibilityService, which could allow an app to be hidden from the user. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no...

Smartphone shopaholic

Have you ever noticed strange reviews of Google Play apps that look totally out of place? Their creators might give it five stars, while dozens of users rate it with just one, and in some cases the reviews seem to be talking about some other program entirely. If so, you may be unknowingly...

New Banking Trojan Can Launch Overlay Attacks on Latest Android Versions

Researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan that holds striking similarities to the infamous Lokibot – but packed with new tricky features, most notably its ability to implement an overlay attack on Android 7 and 8. Researchers at ThreatFabric, who discovered the trojan, said...