CVE-2023-20840
In imgsys, there is a possible out of bounds read and write due to a missing valid range checking...
In imgsys, there is a possible out of bounds read and write due to a missing valid range checking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07326430; Issue ID: ALPS07326430.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
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 out of bounds read and write due to a missing valid range checking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07326430; Issue ID: ALPS07326430.
- Record
CVE-2023-20840- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In imgsys, there is a possible out of bounds read and write due to a missing valid range checking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07326430; Issue ID: ALPS07326430.
- Record
CVE-2023-20840- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25019
In imgsys, there is a possible out of bounds read and write due to a missing valid range checking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07326430; Issue ID: ALPS07326430.
- Record
EUVD-2023-25019- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxj2-gx73-fhmx
In imgsys, there is a possible out of bounds read and write due to a missing valid range checking...
In imgsys, there is a possible out of bounds read and write due to a missing valid range checking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07326430; Issue ID: ALPS07326430.
- Record
GHSA-hxj2-gx73-fhmx- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- 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-2023-20840 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Android, published September 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.