CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-21235

Published: Aug 14, 2023 | Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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In onCreate of LockSettingsActivity.java, there is a possible way set a new lockscreen PIN without entering the existing PIN 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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
AndroidGoogle11.0 (including)11.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle13.0 (including)13.0 (including)

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