CVE-2023-21140

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.8 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Aug 14, 2023
Updated: Aug 24, 2023
CWE ID 862

Summary

CVE-2023-21140 is a vulnerability affecting the onCreate function in ManagePermissionsActivity.java. This issue results in a bypass of factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. With physical access to a device that has been factory reset, an attacker can escalate privileges locally without requiring additional execution privileges or user interaction.

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