CVE-2023-21132: Google Android

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In onCreate of ManagePermissionsActivity.java, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to a device that's been factory reset with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

• Google Android: version 12.0 only; version 12.1 only; version 13.0 only

Published 2023-08-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.