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CVE-2023-40121

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-502

Description

In appendEscapedSQLString of DatabaseUtils.java, there is a possible SQL injection due to unsafe deserialization. This could lead to local information disclosure with User 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/+/3287ac2d2565dc96bf6177967f8e3aed33954253
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/3287ac2d2565dc96bf6177967f8e3aed33954253
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01

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