CVE-2023-35677 (GCVE-0-2023-35677)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-11 20:09 – Updated: 2024-10-29 17:52
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to forcibly add a device admin due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local denial of service (factory reset or continuous locking) with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-26 15:44 UTC
CWE
- Denial of service
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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