CVE-2023-21113

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: 2024-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In multiple locations, there is a possible permission bypass due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 12.0, 12.1, 13.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/soong/+/e7b7f0833dc47ade981eddfbf462dcc143dddd10
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/17dd11248a66b2722aa3ef07701b7f09a64160e5
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/module_sdk/Wifi/+/c705bae1a4d50bd7b4f8cc919097d1aae568dd22
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-06-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/soong/+/e7b7f0833dc47ade981eddfbf462dcc143dddd10
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/17dd11248a66b2722aa3ef07701b7f09a64160e5
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/module_sdk/Wifi/+/c705bae1a4d50bd7b4f8cc919097d1aae568dd22
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-06-01

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