CVE-2023-21292

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

Description

In openContentUri of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party app to obtain restricted files due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure 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/+/d10b27e539f7bc91c2360d429b9d05f05274670d
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-08-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/d10b27e539f7bc91c2360d429b9d05f05274670d
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-08-01

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