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CVE-2023-35674: Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2023-09-13
• EPSS: 2.6% 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-269

Description

In onCreate of WindowState.java, there is a possible way to launch a background activity due to a logic error in the code. 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/frameworks/base/+/7428962d3b064ce1122809d87af65099d1129c9e
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-09-01
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/7428962d3b064ce1122809d87af65099d1129c9e
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-09-01
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-35674

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