CVE-2023-20976 Privilege escalation in Android
An attacker can mislead users into selecting a malicious autofill application, leading to local privilege escalation on Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-20976?
CVE-2023-20976 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Mar 2023. 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
In getConfirmationMessage of DefaultAutofillPicker.java, there is a possible way to mislead the user to select default autofill application due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-216117246
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20976?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20976?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-20976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-216117246, GHSA-w5cr-gcpx-w5wp, PUB-A-216117246.