Local privilege escalation via background activity launch
Published Oct 30, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Privilege escalation in Google Android 14 allows local users to launch background activity through Print Service after user interaction. Google has not disclosed the precise code path or validation failure; the published mechanism is limited to a Print Service logic error that permits the launch. Exploitation requires local app-level access and user interaction, and successful execution grants higher privileges on the device.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Google Android 14 allows local users to launch background activity through Print Service after user interaction. Google has not disclosed the precise code path or validation failure; the published mechanism is limited to a Print Service logic error that permits the launch. Exploitation requires local app-level access and user interaction, and successful execution grants higher privileges on the device.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-45780
- Published
- Oct 30, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <14
- Affected versionversion=0 <=14
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