CVE-2023-21231: Google Android

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In getIntentForButton of ButtonManager.java, there is a possible way for an unprivileged application to start a non-exported or permission-protected activity 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.

Affected products

• Google Android: version 13.0 only

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