01 Record
CVE-2023-45779
In the APEX module framework of AOSP, there is a possible malicious update to platform components due to improperly used crypto. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: google_android
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
In the APEX module framework of AOSP, there is a possible malicious update to platform components due to improperly used crypto. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.4% 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
- Modified. 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-12-04 22:40Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-02 20:29Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-10-12
- Assigning CNA
- google_android
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6573d3558044f963063e6a3d2b76a9f2e1d1cfd7c2066383d3589c4d5f3786b3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- source.android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01
- rtx.meta.securityhttps://rtx.meta.security/exploitation/2024/01/30/Android-vendors-APEX-test-keys.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/metaredteam/external-disclosures/security/advisories/GHSA-wmcc-g67r-9962
- www.fairphone.comhttps://www.fairphone.com/en/2024/01/30/security-update-apex-modules-vulnerability-fixed/