What is CVE-2023-20914?

CVE-2023-20914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-20914?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2023-20914

In onSetRuntimePermissionGrantStateByDeviceAdmin of AdminRestrictedPermissionsUtils.java, there is a possible way for the work profile to read SMS messages due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-189942529

EPSS: 0.001 (0.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 11.0
N/a Android — versions Android-11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

security@android.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20914?: CVE-2023-20914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-20914?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.