CVE-2023-21237

Android Pixel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

  • Medium 6.2
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 5 Mar 2024

Description

In applyRemoteView of NotificationContentInflater.java, there is a possible way to hide foreground service notification due to misleading or insufficient UI. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-251586912

Key facts

Published
28 Jun 2023
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
google_android
KEV added
5 Mar 2024
KEV fix due
26 Mar 2024
EPSS
0.266% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 18.634% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 6.2CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/aAndroid
  • Android-13 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 28 Jun 2023 Published
  2. 5 Mar 2024 CVE-2023-21237 added to CISA KEV
  3. 5 Mar 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References