CVE-2023-20760
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn apu, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07629578; Issue ID: ALPS07629578.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn the APU (Application Processor Unit), a missing bounds check allows an out-of-bounds write, enabling local privilege escalation from System execution privileges. The vulnerability requires System-level access to exploit but does not require user interaction.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 12.0= 13.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Android versionRun 'getprop ro.build.version.release' or check Settings > About Phone > Android versionAffected if Version is 12.0 or 13.0 specifically (exact match to affected versions)
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Confirm MediaTek chipset presenceCheck /proc/cpuinfo for 'MediaTek' or run 'getprop ro.chipname' or 'getprop ro.hardware' to identify the chipset vendorAffected if Device uses a MediaTek chipset that includes an APU (Application Processor Unit)
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Check security patch levelRun 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' to see the installed security patch dateAffected if Security patch level is earlier than the vendor patch ALPS07629578 (the fix) or the patch level cannot be determined
Device is affected if it runs Android 12.0 or 13.0 with a MediaTek chipset containing an APU, and the vendor security patch ALPS07629578 has not been applied.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply vendor patch ALPS07629578 via firmware update from the device manufacturer. This is a firmware-level issue with no configuration-based workarounds available.
Latest Android 13.0 or Android 14 release with May 2023 or later Android Security Bulletin patches applied (containing MediaTek ALPS07629578)
- Check your device's current Android Security Patch Level under Settings > About Phone > Software Information
- Ensure your device has the latest system update installed by checking for updates in Settings > System > Software Update
- If the patch is not available through over-the-air updates, contact your device manufacturer (OEM) to request the security update containing MediaTek patch ALPS07629578
- For enterprise or bulk deployments, verify the patch is applied via mobile device management (MDM) tools using the Android Security Patch Level verification
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-20760 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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