What is CVE-2023-35677?

CVE-2023-35677 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-35677?

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

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2023-35677

In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to forcibly add a device admin due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local denial of service (factory reset or continuous locking) with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (0.7th 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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 12, 11.0, 11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-35677?: CVE-2023-35677 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-35677?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.