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CVE-2023-40096

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

In OpRecordAudioMonitor::onFirstRef of AudioRecordClient.cpp, there is a possible way to record audio from the background due to a missing flag. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

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