CVE-2023-20801
In imgsys, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local...
In imgsys, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07420968; Issue ID: ALPS07420968.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In imgsys, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07420968; Issue ID: ALPS07420968.
- Record
CVE-2023-20801- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In imgsys, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07420968; Issue ID: ALPS07420968.
- Record
CVE-2023-20801- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-24980
In imgsys, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07420968; Issue ID: ALPS07420968.
- Record
EUVD-2023-24980- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3fxj-v6q3-j2xg
In imgsys, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local...
In imgsys, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07420968; Issue ID: ALPS07420968.
- Record
GHSA-3fxj-v6q3-j2xg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-20801 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Google Android, published August 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.07%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.