Medium severity · published Mar 7, 2023
CVE-2023-20623
In ion, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper locking
6.4
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In ion, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07559778; Issue ID: ALPS07559778.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 0% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
10.0; 11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
YO
Yocto · Yoctoproject
3.1; 3.3; 4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20623
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20623
Vendor Advisory
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2023
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