CVE-2023-30680
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 · uneditedImproper privilege management vulnerability in MMIGroup prior to SMR Aug-2023 Release 1 allows code execution with privilege.
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 confidenceImproper privilege management in MMIGroup allows an attacker to execute code with elevated privileges, enabling potential unauthorized access and full system compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 versionCheck the device settings under Settings > About Phone > Android version or use 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shellAffected if The Android version is 12.0 or 13.0 specifically
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Locate MMIGroup applicationCheck for the MMIGroup package in /data/data or /system/priv-app using 'pm list packages | grep mmi' via ADB shellAffected if MMIGroup application is installed on the device
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Determine MMIGroup versionUse 'dumpsys package com.samsung.android.mmi' or check the APK version in /system/priv-app/MMIGroup/ via ADBAffected if The MMIGroup version is the pre-patched version from before August 2023 Release 1
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Check for elevated privilege executionReview app permissions via 'dumpsys package com.samsung.android.mmi' and audit any root or system-level processes spawned by MMIGroupAffected if MMIGroup holds or requests elevated system privileges beyond standard app permissions
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Verify privilege management controlsInspect MMIGroup service configurations in /system/priv-app/MMIGroup/ or via 'dumpsys activity services' for MMI-related servicesAffected if The service does not implement proper privilege separation or validation checks
A user is affected if they are running Samsung Android 12.0 or 13.0 with a pre-August-2023 Release 1 version of MMIGroup that exhibits improper privilege management.
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 · scopedUpgrade MMIGroup to SMR Aug-2023 Release 1 or later to obtain the patched version with proper privilege management controls.
SMR Aug-2023 Release 1
- Check for system updates on your Samsung Android device
- Navigate to Settings > Software Update > Download and install
- Ensure the device updates to SMR Aug-2023 Release 1 or later which contains the fix for CVE-2023-30680 in MMIGroup
- After update, verify the security patch level in Settings > About phone > Software information shows August 2023 or later
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-2023-30680 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.
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- 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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