What is CVE-2023-35685?

CVE-2023-35685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-35685?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Android

CVE-2023-35685

In DevmemIntMapPages of devicemem_server.c, there is a possible physical page uaf due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2025-01-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions Android SoC

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

issuetracker.google.com/issues/42420027 (Exploit, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-35685?: CVE-2023-35685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-35685?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.