CVE-2023-20963

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-04-13. Federal remediation due 2023-05-04.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 73.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-03-24 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:15Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-11-03

Assigning CNA

google_android

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

6595d998411d62b18b863128502f44702c5926dd85bffa2e61432886c935fbbc

• source.android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-03-01
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-20963government-resource