CVE-2023-32809

Sensitive-data disclosure via unrestricted register access

Published Sep 4, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Improper access control in MediaTek Chipset Bluetooth drivers on Android 13.0 allows local users to read sensitive register data. The driver fails to enforce access controls on its hardware register interface, exposing register reads and writes beyond the intended boundary. Exploitation requires local System execution privileges and no user interaction; the reported consequence is sensitive-information disclosure.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in MediaTek Chipset Bluetooth drivers on Android 13.0 allows local users to read sensitive register data. The driver fails to enforce access controls on its hardware register interface, exposing register reads and writes beyond the intended boundary. Exploitation requires local System execution privileges and no user interaction; the reported consequence is sensitive-information disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32809
Published
Sep 4, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
MediaTek
Product
MediaTek Chipset
Classifications
CWE-1262, T1533
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android 13.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

MediaTek · MediaTek Chipsetversion=Android 13.0

Published CVSS scores

4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1262Improper Access Control for Register Interface
T1533Data from Local System

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