High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-20940

Description

In the Android operating system, there is a possible way to replace a boot partition due to improperly used crypto. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256237041

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Affected products

Google/Android
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Google/Android SDKcpe-rescue
Android X86/android-x86llm-fuzzy
Range: Android-13

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory

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