CVE-2023-21284

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2023-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In multiple functions of DevicePolicyManager.java, there is a possible way to prevent enabling the Find my Device feature due to improper input validation. This could lead to local denial of service with User 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/+/ed3f25b7222d4cff471f2b7d22d1150348146957
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-08-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ed3f25b7222d4cff471f2b7d22d1150348146957
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-08-01

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