What is CVE-2023-35689?

CVE-2023-35689 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-35689?

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

RCE in Google Android

CVE-2023-35689

In checkDebuggingDisallowed of DeviceVersionFragment.java, there is a possible way to access adb before SUW completion due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Published 2023-08-14 · 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: 0.001 (0.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.6% 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 11.0, 11, 13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/wear/2023-08-01 (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-35689?: CVE-2023-35689 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-35689?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.