Description
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to forcibly add a device admin due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local denial of service (factory reset or continuous locking) with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/846180c19f68f6fb1b0653356401d3235fef846e
Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-09-01
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
0.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (4)
google/android
11.0
google/android
12.0
google/android
12.1
google/android
13.0
Published
Sep 11, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026