CVE-2023-20965

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

In processMessageImpl of ClientModeImpl.java, there is a possible credential disclosure in the TOFU flow due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 13.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/0d3cb609b0851ea9e5745cc6101e57c2e5e739f2
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/88a8a98934215f591605028e200b6eca8f7cc45a
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/bd318b9772759546509f6fdb8648366099dd65ad
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-08-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/0d3cb609b0851ea9e5745cc6101e57c2e5e739f2
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/88a8a98934215f591605028e200b6eca8f7cc45a
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/bd318b9772759546509f6fdb8648366099dd65ad
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-08-01

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