CVE-2023-26980

Public Exploit

Description

PAX Technology PAX A920 Pro PayDroid 8.1suffers from a Race Condition vulnerability, which allows attackers to bypass the payment software and force the OS to boot directly to Android during the boot process. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the attack is not feasible: the home launcher will be loaded before any user applications.

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Third-Party Advisory google.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/14X-XTYhkiaIVBS3zf68VigG4-imbKEuV exploit
https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/f1d54bf4-3803-480c-b4d3-0943f7dac76e/A920_EN_20200605.pdf?id=237392 broken link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/189b1494s8RF8ksaOijKhKb-3B8gj3pLUmgn0dqg-jqs/edit third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-26980?
CVE-2023-26980 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-26980?
To fix CVE-2023-26980, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-26980 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-26980 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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