Possible Local Escalation of Privilege in Android's PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java

Possible Local Escalation of Privilege in Android's PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java

CVE-2023-20971 · HIGH Severity

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

In updatePermissionTreeSourcePackage of PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java, there is a possible way to obtain dangerous permissions without user consent due to a logic error in the code. 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-225880325

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