CVE-2023-40140

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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-416

Description

In android_view_InputDevice_create of android_view_InputDevice.cpp, there is a possible way to execute arbitrary code due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege 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/+/2d88a5c481df8986dbba2e02c5bf82f105b36243
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/2d88a5c481df8986dbba2e02c5bf82f105b36243
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01

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