In onCreate of LockSettingsActivity.java, there is a possible way set a new lockscreen PIN without entering the existing PIN due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Related CVEs

CVE-2023-21235

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-pc83-jxw2-9qq6

Published

August 15, 2023 12:31 AM

Last Modified

April 4, 2024 6:56 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: September 20, 2025 6:29 AM

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