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CVE-2023-36621

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-11-03
  • Fixed in13.83
  • WeaknessCWE-862

Am I affected?

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Description

An issue was discovered in the Boomerang Parental Control application through 13.83 for Android. The child can use Safe Mode to remove all restrictions temporarily or uninstall the application without the parents noticing.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-11-0304:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Nationaledtech boomerang
BranchAffectedFixed in
13.83< 13.8313.83

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

Fix

  1. Update Nationaledtech boomerang to 13.83

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-09-05
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-862read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.1 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-11-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36621?

An issue was discovered in the Boomerang Parental Control application through 13.83 for Android. The child can use Safe Mode to remove all restrictions temporarily or uninstall the application without the parents noticing.

Is CVE-2023-36621 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-36621, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-36621?

CVE-2023-36621 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

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