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CVE-2023-35674

High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)

Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog

Name
Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Added to catalog
Remediation due date (US federal)
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

In onCreate of WindowState.java, there is a possible way to launch a background activity due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8 (HIGH) Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
3% (percentile: 86) as of 2 November 2026
CWE
CWE-269

Affected products

google: android

References