High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-40116

Description

In onTaskAppeared of PipTaskOrganizer.java, there is a possible way to bypass background activity launch restrictions 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 not needed for exploitation.

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Affected products

Google/Androidllm-fuzzy5 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 12L
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/18c3b194642f3949d09e48c21da5658fa04994c8nvdPermissions Required

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