CVE-2021-23244 Privilege escalation in OPPO Android Phone
Attackers can install malicious apps with whitelisted package names to gain dangerous permissions pre-granted by the ColorOS operating system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-23244?
CVE-2021-23244 is a high-severity vulnerability in OPPO Android Phone, published on 27 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ColorOS pregrant dangerous permissions to apps which are listed in a whitelist xml named default-grant-permissions.But some apps in whitelist is not installed, attacker can disguise app with the same package name to obtain dangerous permission.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23244?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oppo Coloros.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-23244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OPPO Android Phone
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9m64-9g8r-6vh6.