CVE-2023-20963

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 2 exploits · PoC

Likely / severe?

1.47% (74th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

14 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

added 2023-04-13remediate by 2023-05-04

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

In WorkSource, there is a possible parcel mismatch. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-220302519

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-295USprimaryCWE-264USCWE-295US

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Trinadh465/frameworks_base_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2023-20963Trinadh465/frameworks_base_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2023-20963PoC · poc_in_github
pwnipc/BadParcelCVE-2023-20963 PoC (Android WorkSource parcel/unparcel logic mismatch)PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Google Android 11all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:google:android:11
Google Android 12all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:google:android:12
Google Android 12Lall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:google:android:12l
Google Android 13all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:google:android:13
Samsung Androidall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:samsung:android:-
n/a Android≤ Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13enisa_euvdEU
Google Inc Android≤ 12.1fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 13.0fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 12.0fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 11.0fstec_bduRU
google android= 11.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android= 12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android= 12.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android= 13.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-0574Android Patchday März 2023Deutsch2023-03-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Code auszuführen und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
ASB-A-2203025192023-03-01vendor · osvUS
In WorkSource, there is a possible parcel mismatch. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu osv cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-03-24modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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