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CVE-2023-40111

• 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: 2024-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-441

Description

In setMediaButtonReceiver of MediaSessionRecord.java, there is a possible way to send a pending intent on behalf of system_server due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected products

• Android: 14.0

References

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/55d3d57cbffc838c52d610af14a056dea87b422e
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-11-01
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/55d3d57cbffc838c52d610af14a056dea87b422e
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-11-01

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