CVE-2023-21068

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: 2023-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In (TBD) of (TBD), there is a possible way to boot with a hidden debug policy due to a missing warning to the user. This could lead to local escalation of privilege after preparing the device, hiding the warning, and passing the phone to a new user, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-243433344References: N/A

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-03-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-03-01

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