NFC Permissions Bypass Vulnerability in SecureNfcEnabler and SecureNfcPreferenceController

CVE-2023-21086 · HIGH Severity

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

In isToggleable of SecureNfcEnabler.java and SecureNfcPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to enable NFC from a secondary account due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege from the Guest account with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-238298970

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