CVE-2023-20916

State: Published
Severity: 7.8 High
Published: Jan 24, 2023
Updated: Apr 2, 2025
Reserved: Nov 3, 2022

Description

In getMainActivityLaunchIntent of LauncherAppsService.java, there is a possible way to bypass the restrictions on starting activities from the background due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-229256049

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Androidn/a	Android-12 Android-12LAffected

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-01-01

Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.