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CVE-2023-35674

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-09-13 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2023-09-11
  • WeaknessCWE-269

Am I affected?

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Description

In onCreate of WindowState.java, there is a possible way to launch a background activity due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-09-1121:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-09-13Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-09-13Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-09-13Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0416:16SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Google android
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0= 11.0no fix published
12.0= 12.0no fix published
12.1= 12.1no fix published
13.0= 13.0no fix published
11.x= 11no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As google_android, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Google Androidother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • = 13no fix stated
    • = 12Lno fix stated
    • = 12no fix stated
    • = 11no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-09-11

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • platform/frameworks/baseAndroidfrom 11:0 · fixed in 11:2023-09-01
  • platform/frameworks/baseAndroidfrom 12:0 · fixed in 12:2023-09-01
  • platform/frameworks/baseAndroidfrom 12L:0 · fixed in 12L:2023-09-01
  • platform/frameworks/baseAndroidfrom 13-next:0 · fixed in 13-next:2023-09-01
  • platform/frameworks/baseAndroidfrom 13:0 · fixed in 13:2023-09-01

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.due 2023-10-04

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedThampakon/CVE-2023-35674SpiralBL0CK/Guide-and-theoretical-code-for-CVE-2023-35674
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-09-13
Patch Due Date
2023-10-04
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-09-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-48cj-hmgx-8f7h

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-35674?

In onCreate of WindowState.java, there is a possible way to launch a background activity due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Is CVE-2023-35674 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-35674 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-10-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-35674?

CVE-2023-35674 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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