CVE-2023-21391

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In Messaging, there is a possible way to disable the messaging application due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: before 14.0 — fixed in 14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Android 14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-14
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-14

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