CVE-2023-35670

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2023-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

In computeValuesFromData of FileUtils.java, there is a possible way to insert files to other apps' external private directories due to a path traversal error. 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/packages/providers/MediaProvider/+/db3c69afcb0a45c8aa2f333fcde36217889899fe
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-09-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/providers/MediaProvider/+/db3c69afcb0a45c8aa2f333fcde36217889899fe
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-09-01

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