Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-21237

Android Pixel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Jun 13, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Android Pixel

Patch now

CVE-2023-21237 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 26, 2024. Confirm Android Pixel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.27%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe google/android · vendor Android Pixel

In applyRemoteView of NotificationContentInflater.java, there is a possible way to hide foreground service notification due to misleading or insufficient UI. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-251586912

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  • cpe google/android13.0
  • vendor Android Pixelversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-21237

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-21237 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 26, 2024. Confirm Android Pixel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 13.0. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. EPSS 0.27%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 28, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    In applyRemoteView of NotificationContentInflater.java, there is a possible way to hide foreground service notification due to misleading or insufficient UI. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-251586912

  2. Mar 5, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Mar 26, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    In applyRemoteView of NotificationContentInflater.java, there is a possible way to hide foreground service notification due to misleading or insufficient UI. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-251586912

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-21237

    Android Pixel contains a vulnerability in the Framework component, where the UI may be misleading or insufficient, providing a means to hide a foreground service notification. This could enable a local attacker to disclose sensitive information.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-21237

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-21237

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-21237

    In applyRemoteView of NotificationContentInflater.java, there is a possible way to hide foreground service notification due to misleading or insufficient UI. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not ne

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-21237

    Android Pixel contains a vulnerability in the Framework component, where the UI may be misleading or insufficient, providing a means to hide a foreground service notification. This could enable a local attacker to disclose sensitive information.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.