cve-2023-20916
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-01-24 00:00
Modified
2024-08-02 09:21
Severity ?
Summary
In getMainActivityLaunchIntent of LauncherAppsService.java, there is a possible way to bypass the restrictions on starting activities from the background due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-229256049
References
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-01-01Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
n/aAndroid
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