Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-09-08. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-09-29. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/netd.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79b579c92afc08ab12c0a5788d61f2dd2934836f
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b620a0b1c7ae486e979826200e8e441605b0a5d6
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/04/yummy-yummy-gingerbreak.html
- http://androidcommunity.com/gingerbreak-root-for-gingerbread-app-20110421/
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/vold.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c51920c82463b240e2be0430849837d6fdc5352e
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/android-vold-mpartminors-signedness-issue/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67977
- http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/05/03/google-patches-gingerbreak-exploit-but-dont-worry-we-still-have-root-for-now/
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-1823
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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