🛡️ CVE-2023-21478 — android

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: None.

Affected software

CVE-2023-21478 is recorded against 1 package.

• android

Timeline and source

Published on 3 September 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

security.samsungmobile.com

Other advisories for this package

android has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2024-0028 (5.5 Medium, published 5 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-35657 (4.0 Medium, published 4 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21474 (6.3 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21466 (5.3 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21473 (6.8 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21480 (8.5 High, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21472 (6.8 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21479 (5.3 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)

Details

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