Security restrictins bypass in Google Android - CVE-2021-39692

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Security restrictins bypass in Google Android - CVE-2021-39692

Published: March 8, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61077
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39692
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Android Framework. A malicious application can trick the victim to perform certain actions and escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Google Android
Chromecast

How to mitigate CVE-2021-39692

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Android - addressed in versions 10 2022-03-01, 11 2022-03-01, 12 2022-03-01
Chromecast - update to 10 2022-02-05

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