Local privilege escalation via missing Wi-Fi authorization
Published Dec 4, 2023 · Updated Dec 2, 2024
Missing authorization in the UNISOC Android Wi-Fi service allows local users to gain elevated privileges through an unchecked local request. The vendor has not published the affected interface, function, or privileged operation performed when the permission check is omitted. Exploitation requires local access but no prior privileges or user interaction; the specific elevated actions and resulting access remain undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in the UNISOC Android Wi-Fi service allows local users to gain elevated privileges through an unchecked local request. The vendor has not published the affected interface, function, or privileged operation performed when the permission check is omitted. Exploitation requires local access but no prior privileges or user interaction; the specific elevated actions and resulting access remain undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-42687
- Published
- Dec 4, 2023
- Updated
- Dec 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1626
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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