CVE-2023-40124

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: 2024-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

In multiple locations, there is a possible cross-user read due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure of photos or other images 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/+/86c8421c1181816b6cb333eb62a78e32290c4b17
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-11-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/86c8421c1181816b6cb333eb62a78e32290c4b17
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-11-01

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