CVE-2023-40076 Privilege escalation in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can bypass permissions to access other users' credentials via CredentialManagerUi, leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-40076?

CVE-2023-40076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In createPendingIntent of CredentialManagerUi.java, there is a possible way to access credentials from other users 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.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40076?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40076?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-40076 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-303835719, ASB-A-303835719, GHSA-79g5-39qj-ggvg.

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