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CVE-2023-21089

• 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

Description

In startInstrumentation of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to keep the foreground service alive while the app is in the background. 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-12L Android-13Android ID: A-237766679

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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