Google Android 13.0 WindowManagerService.java requestAppKeyboardShortcuts information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Android 13.0. This issue affects the function requestAppKeyboardShortcuts of the file WindowManagerService.java. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-21177. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 13.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function requestAppKeyboardShortcuts of the file WindowManagerService.java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In requestAppKeyboardShortcuts of WindowManagerService.java, there is a possible way to infer the app a user is interacting with due to a missing permission check. 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-273906410

The weakness was released 06/28/2023 as A-273906410. The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-21177 since 11/03/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25345). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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11/03/2022 🔍
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09/13/2025 +808 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-273906410
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232621
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

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Created: 06/28/2023 22:00
Updated: 09/13/2025 22:16
Changes: 06/28/2023 22:00 (43), 07/21/2023 08:51 (11), 09/13/2025 22:16 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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