CVE-2023-32871 Privilege escalation in MT2737, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6980, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8185, MT8188, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8390, MT8395, MT8755, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797, MT8798

What is CVE-2023-32871?

CVE-2023-32871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In DA, there is a possible permission bypass due to an incorrect status check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08355514; Issue ID: ALPS08355514.

Weakness: CWE-754, CWE-391

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32871?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Google Android, Linuxfoundation Yocto, Openwrt Openwrt, Rdkcentral Rdk-B.

How do I fix CVE-2023-32871?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-32871 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32871 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

• CVE-2026-58704 Google Pixel Improper Authorization Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48543 Android Runtime Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as A-309364193, ASB-A-309364193, GHSA-qgc7-3qhr-fr4g, M-ALPS08355514.