CVE-2023-42738

Local privilege escalation via missing permission check

Published Dec 4, 2023 · Updated Aug 28, 2024

Missing authorization in the UNISOC telocom service on Android 11, 12, and 13 allows local users to escalate privileges. The service omits a required permission check, although UNISOC has not disclosed the checked operation, request, or code locus. No existing execution privileges or user interaction is required; exploitation crosses a security boundary and can alter data or interrupt service.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in the UNISOC telocom service on Android 11, 12, and 13 allows local users to escalate privileges. The service omits a required permission check, although UNISOC has not disclosed the checked operation, request, or code locus. No existing execution privileges or user interaction is required; exploitation crosses a security boundary and can alter data or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-42738
Published
Dec 4, 2023
Updated
Aug 28, 2024
Vendor
UNISOC
Product
UNISOC T610
Classifications
CWE-862, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=android_11_12_13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

UNISOC · UNISOC T610version=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC SC7731Eversion=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC T310version=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC T616version=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC T770version=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC T820version=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC T618version=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC SC9832Eversion=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC SC9863Aversion=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC T612version=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC T760version=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC T606version=android_11_12_13
UNISOC · UNISOC S8000version=android_11_12_13

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.7UNISOCCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

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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-862Missing Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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