Vulnerability Database

317,828

Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2023-21089

In startInstrumentation of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to keep the foreground service alive while the app is in the background. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-237766679

  • Published: Apr 19, 2023
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2023-21089
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
google / android 11.0 11.0.x
google / android 12.0 12.0.x
google / android 12.1 12.1.x
google / android 13.0 13.0.x