CVE-2023-20963
Android Framework: Privilege Escalation
As of , CVE-2023-20963 in Android Framework is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 13 April 2023
- US federal deadline
- 4 May 202321 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.01Higher than 72% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.00 on 13 April 2023EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- Vendor advice: source.android.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Android Framework contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation after updating an app to a higher Target SDK with no additional execution privileges needed.
CISA's description
In WorkSource, there is a possible parcel mismatch. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-220302519
The CVE record's description, from google_android
- CVE published
- 24 March 2023
- Assigned by
- google_android
- CVSS
- 7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-295
- Improper Certificate Validation
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Framework: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-35674Privilege Escalation | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.03 | ||
| CVE-2025-48595Integer Overflow | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.02 | ||
| CVE-2024-43093Privilege Escalation | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.01 | ||
| CVE-2025-48572Privilege Escalation | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.00 | ||
| CVE-2025-48633Information Disclosure | Android Framework | Patch soon | 0.00 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org