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CVE-2023-20940

UNKNOWN
Published 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.006
Higher than 0.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

In the Android operating system, there is a possible way to replace a boot partition due to improperly used crypto. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256237041

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-5rc8-v3hv-cqcg

Advisory Details

In the Android operating system, there is a possible way to replace a boot partition due to improperly used crypto. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256237041

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20940
WEB https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 28, 2023, Modified: March 6, 2023

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01
Published: 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-03-21T18:01:08.189Z
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