CVE-2023-38459

Local privilege escalation via missing permission check

Published Sep 4, 2023 · Updated Oct 3, 2024

Missing authorization in UNISOC vowifiservice on Android 9 through 11 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The service omits a permission check, but UNISOC has not disclosed the protected operation, request path, or code-level locus. Exploitation requires local execution on a device using an affected chipset; public sources do not define the resulting privilege level.

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 11 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The service omits a permission check, but UNISOC has not disclosed the protected operation, request path, or code-level locus. Exploitation requires local execution on a device using an affected chipset; public sources do not define the resulting privilege level.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-38459
Published
Sep 4, 2023
Updated
Oct 3, 2024
Vendor
UNISOC
Product
UNISOC T610
Classifications
CWE-862, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=android9_andriod10_android11

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

UNISOC · UNISOC T610version=android9_andriod10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC SC7731Eversion=android9_andriod10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC T616version=android9_andriod10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC T618version=android9_andriod10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC SC9832Eversion=android9_andriod10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC SC9863Aversion=android9_andriod10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC T612version=android9_andriod10_android11
UNISOC · UNISOC T606version=android9_andriod10_android11

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0UNISOCCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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