CVE-2023-21270: Google Android

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

In restorePermissionState of PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java, there is a possible way for an app to keep permissions that should be revoked due to incorrect permission flags cleared during an update. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User 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 2024-11-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.