CVE-2023-21361
In Bluetooth, there is a possibility of code-execution due to a use after free. This could lead...
In Bluetooth, there is a possibility of code-execution due to a use after free. This could lead to paired device escalation of privilege in the privileged Bluetooth process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Bluetooth, there is a possibility of code-execution due to a use after free. This could lead to paired device escalation of privilege in the privileged Bluetooth process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2023-21361- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Bluetooth, there is a possibility of code-execution due to a use after free. This could lead to paired device escalation of privilege in the privileged Bluetooth process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2023-21361- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25529
In Bluetooth, there is a possibility of code-execution due to a use after free. This could lead to paired device escalation of privilege in the privileged Bluetooth process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2023-25529- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v49-2r9r-v9pr
In Bluetooth, there is a possibility of code-execution due to a use after free. This could lead...
In Bluetooth, there is a possibility of code-execution due to a use after free. This could lead to paired device escalation of privilege in the privileged Bluetooth process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-8v49-2r9r-v9pr- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- 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-2023-21361 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Android, published October 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.