CVE-2023-44121 LG ThinQ Service - Intent redirection with system privilege/LaunchAnyWhere
A malicious app can exploit intent redirection in LG ThinQ Service to access protected activities and escalate privileges due to system-level permissions.
- 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-2023-44121?
CVE-2023-44121 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Sep 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
The vulnerability is an intent redirection in LG ThinQ Service ("com.lge.lms2") in the "com/lge/lms/things/ui/notification/NotificationManager.java" file. This vulnerability could be exploited by a third-party app installed on an LG device by sending a broadcast with the action "com.lge.lms.things.notification.ACTION". Additionally, this vulnerability is very dangerous because LG ThinQ Service is a system app (having android:sharedUserId="android.uid.system" setting). Intent redirection in this app leads to accessing arbitrary not exported activities of absolutely all apps.
Weakness: CWE-926
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44121?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44121?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44121 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-44121 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44121 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2h8q-72g3-hhfv.