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CVE-2023-21178

In installKey of KeyUtil.cpp, there is a possible failure of file encryption due to a race condition. This could lead to local information…

Medium4.1EPSS 0.05%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
google_android

Description

In installKey of KeyUtil.cpp, there is a possible failure of file encryption due to a race condition. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-140762419

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By google_android

  2. · 8 months later

    Published

  3. · 18 months later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2023-21178, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium4.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.05% · top 100% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.1.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Android

    • affected Android-13

References (1)

Sources

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