{"id":"CVE-2023-21390","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-21390","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:48:45.785Z","title":"In Sim, there is a possible way to evade mobile preference restrictions due to a permission bypass.","description":"In Sim, there is a possible way to evade mobile preference restrictions due to a permission bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.","published":"2023-10-30T18:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:32:29.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-863"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00105,"percentile":0.01058,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-14","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-14","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21390","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}