CVE-2023-20927 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In permissions of AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible way to grant signature permissions due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-244216503

Published: 2023-02-15

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Android-13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00012.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/aaos/2023-02-01

History

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-284
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2023-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-19T17:44:37.325Z

Reserved: 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-20927

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:21:33.433Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-15T03:15:10.843

Modified: 2025-03-19T18:15:18.960

Link: CVE-2023-20927

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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