PT-2023-17980 · Google · Android

Published 2023-06-28 · Updated 2023-07-05 · CVE-2023-21192

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android version Android-13

Description The issue is related to improper input validation in the setInputMethodWithSubtypeIdLocked function of InputMethodManagerService.java. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-13, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the setup of input methods to prevent potential exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-21192

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21192 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21192 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-06-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/65671 · Telegram Post