CVE-2023-40081
In loadMediaDataInBgForResumption of MediaDataManager.kt, there is a possible way to view another...
In loadMediaDataInBgForResumption of MediaDataManager.kt, there is a possible way to view another user's images 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 loadMediaDataInBgForResumption of MediaDataManager.kt, there is a possible way to view another user's images 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-2023-40081- 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 loadMediaDataInBgForResumption of MediaDataManager.kt, there is a possible way to view another user's images 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-2023-40081- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44688 No score
In loadMediaDataInBgForResumption of MediaDataManager.kt, there is a possible way to view another user's images 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-2023-44688- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fg8c-5jfr-hgj7
In loadMediaDataInBgForResumption of MediaDataManager.kt, there is a possible way to view another...
In loadMediaDataInBgForResumption of MediaDataManager.kt, there is a possible way to view another user's images 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-fg8c-5jfr-hgj7- 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-284297452 No score
In loadMediaDataInBgForResumption of MediaDataManager.kt, there is a possible way to view another user's images 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-284297452- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
14-next:0 up to 14-next:2024-03-01, plus listed versions 14-next |
14-next:2024-03-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
12:0 up to 12:2024-03-01, plus listed versions 12 |
12:2024-03-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
12L:0 up to 12L:2024-03-01, plus listed versions 12L |
12L:2024-03-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
13:0 up to 13:2024-03-01, plus listed versions 13 |
13:2024-03-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
14:0 up to 14:2024-03-01, plus listed versions 14 |
14:2024-03-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40081 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published December 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 14-next:2024-03-01.
References
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/6fab80f141163de4d0008f7cd081cfc4917c3c68
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-03-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40081
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fg8c-5jfr-hgj7