CVE-2023-21251

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 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-20

Description

In onCreate of ConfirmDialog.java, there is a possible way to connect to VNP bypassing user's consent due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 13.1

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/57946e2bb73850e817b3c01fa5350d705e178e39
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/57946e2bb73850e817b3c01fa5350d705e178e39
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01

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