CVE-2023-42688
In wifi service, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local...
In wifi service, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed
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 wifi service, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed
- Record
CVE-2023-42688- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In wifi service, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed
- Record
CVE-2023-42688- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-47120
In wifi service, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed
- Record
EUVD-2023-47120- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqqc-cxx7-5p65
In wifi service, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local...
In wifi service, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed
- Record
GHSA-mqqc-cxx7-5p65- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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-2023-42688 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.10%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.