Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-20963
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-03-24 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-03-28 13:46:00 UTC
DescriptionIn WorkSource, there is a possible parcel mismatch. 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-12L Android-13Android ID: A-220302519

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.018410000 probability, percentile 0.829110000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-04-13; due 2023-05-04; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-295

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAndroid
ProductFramework
NameAndroid Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2023-03-01; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20963

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android 11.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 12.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 12.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 13.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Android Security Bulletin—March 2023  |  Android Open Source Project MISC source.android.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 610471 Google Android Devices March 2023 Security Patch Missing
  • 610472 Google Android March 2023 Security Patch Missing for Samsung
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