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CVE-2023-21098

In multiple functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary...

7.8 HighFix available

In multiple functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary code into the System Settings app due to a confused deputy. 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-260567867

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%Up 0.1 points since Apr 20, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In multiple functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary code into the System Settings app due to a confused deputy. 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-260567867

Record
CVE-2023-21098
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-288
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 7.8

In multiple functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary code into the System Settings app due to a confused deputy. 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-260567867

Record
CVE-2023-21098
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-288
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25266 7.8

In multiple functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary code into the System Settings app due to a confused deputy. 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-260567867

Record
EUVD-2023-25266
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
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wr24-46rx-jr44 7.8

In multiple functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary...

In multiple functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary code into the System Settings app due to a confused deputy. 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-260567867

Record
GHSA-wr24-46rx-jr44
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-288
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-260567867 No score

In multiple functions of AccountManagerService.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary code into the System Settings app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Record
ASB-A-260567867
Updated
2026-11-10

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
platform/frameworks/base
Android
13-next:0 up to 13-next:2023-04-01, plus listed versions
13-next
13-next:2023-04-01
platform/frameworks/base
Android
11:0 up to 11:2023-04-01, plus listed versions
11
11:2023-04-01
platform/frameworks/base
Android
12:0 up to 12:2023-04-01, plus listed versions
12
12:2023-04-01
platform/frameworks/base
Android
12L:0 up to 12L:2023-04-01, plus listed versions
12L
12L:2023-04-01
platform/frameworks/base
Android
13:0 up to 13:2023-04-01, plus listed versions
13
13:2023-04-01

History

History
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In short

CVE-2023-21098 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published April 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/frameworks/base 13-next:2023-04-01.

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