What is CVE-2023-20962?

CVE-2023-20962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-926. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-20962?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2023-20962

In getSliceEndItem of MediaVolumePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to start foreground activity from the background due to an unsafe PendingIntent. 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-256590210

Published 2023-03-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 13.0
Android — versions Android-13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-926

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-03-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20962?: CVE-2023-20962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-926. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-20962?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.