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CVE-2023-21024

In maybeFinish of FallbackHome.java, there is a possible delay of lockdown screen due to logic...

7.8 HighFix available

In maybeFinish of FallbackHome.java, there is a possible delay of lockdown screen due to logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-246543238

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

0.10%Unchanged since Mar 25, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In maybeFinish of FallbackHome.java, there is a possible delay of lockdown screen due to logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-246543238

Record
CVE-2023-21024
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-693
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 7.8

In maybeFinish of FallbackHome.java, there is a possible delay of lockdown screen due to logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-246543238

Record
CVE-2023-21024
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-693
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25192 7.8

In maybeFinish of FallbackHome.java, there is a possible delay of lockdown screen due to logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-246543238

Record
EUVD-2023-25192
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-mq3m-hjx5-g783 7.8

In maybeFinish of FallbackHome.java, there is a possible delay of lockdown screen due to logic...

In maybeFinish of FallbackHome.java, there is a possible delay of lockdown screen due to logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-246543238

Record
GHSA-mq3m-hjx5-g783
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-693
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPUB-A-246543238 No score

In maybeFinish of FallbackHome.java, there is a possible delay of lockdown screen due to logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Record
PUB-A-246543238
Updated
2026-11-10

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
platform/packages/apps/Settings
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-2023-21024 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 0.10%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Settings 13:2023-03-01.

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