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CVE-2023-48421: Google Android · Elevation of Privilege

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Dec 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

European organizations should prioritize the following mitigations: 1) Monitor for official security updates from Google and device manufacturers and apply patches promptly once available. 2) Restrict installation of untrusted or third-party applications to reduce the risk of local exploitation. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies, including application whitelisting and privilege restrictions. 4) Conduct regular security audits and endpoint monitoring to detect anomalous behavior indicative of privilege escalation attempts. 5) Educate users on the risks of installing unknown apps or granting excessive permissions. 6) Consider deploying runtime protection tools that can detect and block kernel-level exploits. 7) For highly sensitive environments, consider restricting use of vulnerable devices until patches are applied. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling local access vectors and enhancing detection capabilities specific to kernel-level privilege escalations.

Description

In gpu_pixel_handle_buffer_liveness_update_ioctl of private/google-modules/gpu/mali_kbase/platform/pixel/pixel_gpu_slc.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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