VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-20959
In AddSupervisedUserActivity, guest users are not prevented from starting the activity due to missing permissions checks.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.09%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In AddSupervisedUserActivity, guest users are not prevented from starting the activity due to missing permissions checks. 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-249057848
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.09% probability · 0th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-03-01Vendor Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-03-01Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.