CVE-2023-20950

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: 2023-04-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

In AlarmManagerActivity of AlarmManagerActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass background activity launch restrictions via a pendingIntent. 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-12LAndroid ID: A-195756028

Affected products

Android: 11.0, 12.0, 12.1

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-04-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-04-01

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