CVE-2023-20917

In onTargetSelected of ResolverActivity.java, there is a possible way to share a wrong file due...

7.8 HighFix available

In onTargetSelected of ResolverActivity.java, there is a possible way to share a wrong file 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.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-242605257

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.12%Up 0.1 points since Mar 25, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2023-20917
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2023-20917
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-25085 7.8

Record: EUVD-2023-25085
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pfr6-hwpr-j396 7.8

In onTargetSelected of ResolverActivity.java, there is a possible way to share a wrong file due...

Record: GHSA-pfr6-hwpr-j396
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-20917 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20917
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVASB-A-242605257 No score

Record: ASB-A-242605257
Updated: 2026-11-05

Affected products

google android

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`platform/frameworks/base` Android	13-next:0 up to 13-next:2023-03-01, plus listed versions 13-next	13-next:2023-03-01
`platform/frameworks/base` Android	11:0 up to 11:2023-03-01, plus listed versions 11	11:2023-03-01
`platform/frameworks/base` Android	12:0 up to 12:2023-03-01, plus listed versions 12	12:2023-03-01
`platform/frameworks/base` Android	12L:0 up to 12L:2023-03-01, plus listed versions 12L	12L:2023-03-01
`platform/frameworks/base` Android	13:0 up to 13:2023-03-01, plus listed versions 13	13:2023-03-01
`android-platform-frameworks-base` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 21-221-2.11:6.0.0+r26-31:6.0.1+r16-1	None known
`android-framework-23` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 6.0.1+r72-36.0.1+r72-46.0.1+r72-5~18.04	None known
`android-platform-frameworks-base` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.0.0+r33-11:8.1.0+r23-3~18.04	None known
`android-framework-23` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 6.0.1+r72-5	None known
`android-platform-frameworks-base` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:8.1.0+r23-3build11:8.1.0+r23-3build2	None known

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`android-framework-23` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 6.0.1+r72-6	None known
`android-platform-frameworks-base` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:10.0.0+r36-3	None known
`android-framework-23` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 6.0.1+r72-66.0.1+r72-6ubuntu1	None known
`android-platform-frameworks-base` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:13.0.0+r66-11:14~beta1-2build21:14~beta1-2build3	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 5, 2026	facts	OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-20917 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published March 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 13-next:2023-03-01.