CVE-2023-40127
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to access screenshots due to a confused deputy....
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to access screenshots 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to access screenshots 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-2023-40127- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to access screenshots 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-2023-40127- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44734
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to access screenshots 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-2023-44734- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w695-r3qx-vgwq
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to access screenshots due to a confused deputy....
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to access screenshots 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-w695-r3qx-vgwq- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-262244882 No score
In multiple locations, there is a possible way to access screenshots 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-262244882- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/providers/MediaProviderAndroid |
14-next:0 up to 14-next:2023-10-01, plus listed versions 14-next |
14-next:2023-10-01 |
platform/packages/providers/MediaProviderAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2023-10-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2023-10-01 |
platform/packages/providers/MediaProviderAndroid |
12:0 up to 12:2023-10-01, plus listed versions 12 |
12:2023-10-01 |
platform/packages/providers/MediaProviderAndroid |
12L:0 up to 12L:2023-10-01, plus listed versions 12L |
12L:2023-10-01 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Trinadh465/CVE-2023-40127 | 2024-04-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | Trinadh465/platform_packages_providers_MediaProvider_CVE-2023-40127 | 2024-04-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | RenukaSelvar/packages_providers_MediaProvider_CVE-2023-40127 | 2024-07-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | RenukaSelvar/platform_packages_providers_MediaProvider_CVE-2023-40127 | 2024-07-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | saurabh2088/platform_packages_providers_MediaProvider_CVE-2023-40127 | 2024-07-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40127 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Google Android, published October 1, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/providers/MediaProvider 14-next:2023-10-01.