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

CVE-2023-40117

Description

In resetSettingsLocked of SettingsProvider.java, there is a possible lockscreen bypass due to a permissions bypass. 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/SettingsProviderllm-create
Google/Androidv5
Range: 13

Patches

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References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ff86ff28cf82124f8e65833a2dd8c319aea08945nvdPatch
android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/11815817de2f2d70fe842b108356a1bc75d44ffbnvdPatch
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory

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