CVE-2023-40075

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: 2023-12-04 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In forceReplaceShortcutInner of ShortcutPackage.java, there is a possible way to register unlimited packages due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service which results in a boot loop with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0, 14.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ae768fbb9975fdab267f525831cb52f485ab0ecc
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ae768fbb9975fdab267f525831cb52f485ab0ecc
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01

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