VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-40089

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.12%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2023-12-04

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In getCredentialManagerPolicy of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible method for users to select credential managers without permission due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness classification

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Primary references

security@android.com — Mailing List, Patch
security@android.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory