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CVE-2023-20926

In onParentVisible of HeaderPrivacyIconsController.kt, there is a possible way to bypass factory...

6.8 MediumFix available

In onParentVisible of HeaderPrivacyIconsController.kt, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-253043058

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.14%Up 0.1 points since Mar 25, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

In onParentVisible of HeaderPrivacyIconsController.kt, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-253043058

Record
CVE-2023-20926
CVSS 3.1
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 6.8

In onParentVisible of HeaderPrivacyIconsController.kt, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-253043058

Record
CVE-2023-20926
CVSS 3.1
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25094 6.8

In onParentVisible of HeaderPrivacyIconsController.kt, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-253043058

Record
EUVD-2023-25094
CVSS 3.1
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vmw-w575-cvm8 6.8

In onParentVisible of HeaderPrivacyIconsController.kt, there is a possible way to bypass factory...

In onParentVisible of HeaderPrivacyIconsController.kt, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-253043058

Record
GHSA-7vmw-w575-cvm8
CVSS 3.1
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-253043058 No score

In onParentVisible of HeaderPrivacyIconsController.kt, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Record
ASB-A-253043058
Updated
2026-11-09

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
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
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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
factsOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2023-20926 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) 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 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 13-next:2023-03-01.

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