How severe is CVE-2023-21237?

CVE-2023-21237 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM). EPSS estimates a 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2023-21237: Android Pixel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Android Pixel Information Disclosure Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2024-03-05

Remediation due

2024-03-26

Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA notes
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-06-01; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21237

Description

In applyRemoteView of NotificationContentInflater.java, there is a possible way to hide foreground service notification due to misleading or insufficient UI. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-251586912

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA6.2 MEDIUM

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impactpartial

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
-	Android	Android-13

References

1 Links

Other references

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-06-01

Record Details

Published

2023-06-28

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

google_android

Credited to

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