High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-21256

Description

In SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to launch arbitrary activities via Settings due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

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Affected products

Google/Androidv5
Range: 13

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/62fc1d269f5e754fc8f00b6167d79c3933b4c1f4nvdPatch
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory

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