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CVE-2023-35674

High CVSS 7.8 Known exploited

Published 2023-09-11 · last changed 2026-06-17 · added to CISA KEV 2023-09-13

This one is being exploited in the wild.

CISA added CVE-2023-35674 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-09-13. Federal agencies are required to remediate it on a deadline. If you have affected machines, this is the class of finding that moves ahead of the rest of the queue.

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2023-35674, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

In onCreate of WindowState.java, there is a possible way to launch a background activity due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Sources

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H