CVE-2023-21183

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: 2023-06-28 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In ForegroundUtils of ForegroundUtils.java, there is a possible way to read NFC tag data while the app is still in the background due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-235863754

Affected products

Android: 13.0

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-06-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-06-01

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