In parseSecurityParamsFromXml of XmlUtil.java, there is a possible bypass of user specified wifi encryption protocol due to improperly…

Description

In parseSecurityParamsFromXml of XmlUtil.java, there is a possible bypass of user specified wifi encryption protocol due to improperly used crypto. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-272755865

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.08% · top 100% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• Elevation of privilege

Affected products

• Android

  • affected Android-13

References (1)

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-06-01 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2023-21179](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2023-21179.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2023-21179)

Record last updated 4 Dec 2024, 21:32 UTC.