Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-35674
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-09-11 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-09-14 01:28:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.000870000 probability, percentile 0.251830000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-09-13; due 2023-10-04; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAndroid
ProductFramework
NameAndroid Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2023-09-01; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35674

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
7428962d3b064ce1122809d87af65099d1129c9e - platform/frameworks/base - Git at Google MISC android.googlesource.com
Android Security Bulletin—September 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

  • 610543 Google Android February 2024 Security Patch Missing for Huawei EMUI
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