CVE-2011-1823VulnerabilityPublished 09/08/2022Updated 10/24/2026
CVE-2011-1823: Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Affects Android Android OSSource CISA KEV
Severity
HighNo CVSS score published yet
- Exploitation
Actively exploited – in CISA KEV since 09/08/2022
- KEV deadline
- 09/29/2022
- EPSS
- 41.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 98% of CVEs
What to do
CISA required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PF_NETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.