CVE-2023-40097

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: 2023-12-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In hasPermissionForActivity of PackageManagerHelper.java, there is a possible URI grant due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher3/+/6c9a41117d5a9365cf34e770bbb00138f6bf997e
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher3/+/6c9a41117d5a9365cf34e770bbb00138f6bf997e
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01

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