# CVE-2023-44124: Screen recording - Theft of arbitrary files with system privilege

> Attackers can steal arbitrary files with system privileges by intercepting implicit intents in the LG Screen Recording app.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 20 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pw4c-h493-rxm2

## What is CVE-2023-44124?

CVE-2023-44124 is a medium-severity path traversal 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 to theft of arbitrary files with system privilege in the Screen recording ("com.lge.gametools.gamerecorder") app in the "com/lge/gametools/gamerecorder/settings/ProfilePreferenceFragment.java" file. The main problem is that the app launches implicit intents that can be intercepted by third-party apps installed on the same device. They also can return arbitrary data that will be passed to the "onActivityResult()" method. The Screen recording app saves contents of arbitrary URIs to SD card which is a world-readable storage.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere), CWE-927 (Use of Implicit Intent for Sensitive Communication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44124?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44124?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44124 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44124 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-58704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58704/): Google Pixel Improper Authorization (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48543/): Android Runtime Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44124 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44124 is a medium-severity path traversal 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44124/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44124
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44124
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44124

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44124/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.