ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2011-1823: Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Facts
VendorAndroid
ProductAndroid OS
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV8 Sep 2022
CISA federal deadline29 Sep 2022
Weakness (CWE)CWE-189

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PF_NETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.

SOURCES

Other Android flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.