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CVE-2023-20946

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In onStart of BluetoothSwitchPreferenceController.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to a confused deputy. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege in Bluetooth settings 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-244423101

Affected products

• Android: 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01

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