What is CVE-2023-42655?

CVE-2023-42655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-42655?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-42655 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2023-42655

In sim service, there is a possible way to write permission usage records of an app due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (0.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 11.0
Unisoc S8000
Unisoc T760
Unisoc T770
Unisoc T820
Unisoc (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. T760/t770/t820/s8000 — versions Android11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security@unisoc.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42655?: CVE-2023-42655 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-42655?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-42655 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.