CVE-2023-38450

Local privilege escalation via missing permission check

Published Sep 4, 2023 · Updated Oct 11, 2024

Missing authorization in UNISOC vowifiservice on Android 9 through Android 11 allows local users to escalate privileges. The service omits a permission check before a protected operation, but UNISOC has not disclosed the handler, request, permission, or operation involved. No additional execution privileges or user interaction are required, and the privilege gained is not publicly identified.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in UNISOC vowifiservice on Android 9 through Android 11 allows local users to escalate privileges. The service omits a permission check before a protected operation, but UNISOC has not disclosed the handler, request, permission, or operation involved. No additional execution privileges or user interaction are required, and the privilege gained is not publicly identified.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-38450
Published
Sep 4, 2023
Updated
Oct 11, 2024
Vendor
UNISOC
Product
UNISOC T610
Classifications
CWE-200, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 11, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=android9_android10_android11

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

UNISOC · UNISOC T610version=android9_android10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC T616version=android9_android10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC T618version=android9_android10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC SC9832Eversion=android9_android10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC SC9863Aversion=android9_android10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC T612version=android9_android10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC T606version=android9_android10_android11

Published CVSS scores

4.0UNISOCCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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