CVE-2023-40120

Summary

CVE-2023-40120 is a recently disclosed vulnerability affecting multiple locations. It permits an attacker to bypass user notification for foreground services due to a lack of proper input validation. This weakness could result in local privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to elevate their privileges without requiring additional execution privileges. Importantly, user interaction is not necessary for an exploit to succeed.

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