CVE-2023-20916

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-01-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In getMainActivityLaunchIntent of LauncherAppsService.java, there is a possible way to bypass the restrictions on starting activities from the background due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-229256049

Affected products

Android: 12.0, 12.1

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-01-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-01-01

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