CVE-2023-21231
In getIntentForButton of ButtonManager.java, there is a possible way for an unprivileged...
In getIntentForButton of ButtonManager.java, there is a possible way for an unprivileged application to start a non-exported or permission-protected activity due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In getIntentForButton of ButtonManager.java, there is a possible way for an unprivileged application to start a non-exported or permission-protected activity due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2023-21231- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In getIntentForButton of ButtonManager.java, there is a possible way for an unprivileged application to start a non-exported or permission-protected activity due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2023-21231- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25399
In getIntentForButton of ButtonManager.java, there is a possible way for an unprivileged application to start a non-exported or permission-protected activity due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2023-25399- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j6ph-26cp-v7fw
In getIntentForButton of ButtonManager.java, there is a possible way for an unprivileged...
In getIntentForButton of ButtonManager.java, there is a possible way for an unprivileged application to start a non-exported or permission-protected activity due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-j6ph-26cp-v7fw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2023-21231 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published August 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.