CVE-2023-21086

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In isToggleable of SecureNfcEnabler.java and SecureNfcPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to enable NFC from a secondary account due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege from the Guest account 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-238298970

Affected products

Android: 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0

References

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

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