April 13, 2023 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2023-20963 — Android Framework
Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2023-04-13- Federal due date
2023-05-04- Vendor
- Android
- Product
- Framework
- EPSS
- 72.4th percentile (score 0.015, as of
2026-09-16) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20963
CISA short description
Android Framework contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation after updating an app to a higher Target SDK with no additional execution privileges needed.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.