CVE-2023-21292
In openContentUri of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party app...
In openContentUri of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party app to obtain restricted files due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure 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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In openContentUri of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party app to obtain restricted files due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2023-21292- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In openContentUri of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party app to obtain restricted files due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2023-21292- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25460
In openContentUri of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party app to obtain restricted files due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2023-25460- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-94wj-64gh-vjhv
In openContentUri of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party app...
In openContentUri of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party app to obtain restricted files due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-94wj-64gh-vjhv- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-236688380 No score
In openContentUri of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way for a third party app to obtain restricted files due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-236688380- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
13-next:0 up to 13-next:2023-08-01, plus listed versions 13-next |
13-next:2023-08-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2023-08-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2023-08-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
12:0 up to 12:2023-08-01, plus listed versions 12 |
12:2023-08-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
12L:0 up to 12L:2023-08-01, plus listed versions 12L |
12L:2023-08-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
13:0 up to 13:2023-08-01, plus listed versions 13 |
13:2023-08-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-21292 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published August 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:2023-08-01.