CVE-2023-21246

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 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: 2023-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-754

Description

In ShortcutInfo of ShortcutInfo.java, there is a possible way for an app to retain notification listening access due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/fc1b9998ca8a9fceba47d67fd9ea9b45705b53e0
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/fc1b9998ca8a9fceba47d67fd9ea9b45705b53e0
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01

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