PT-2021-11309 · Google · Android

Published 2021-01-11 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-27059

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-11

Description: The issue is related to a possible tapjacking attack when requesting the user's fingerprint due to an overlaid window in the onAuthenticated method of AuthenticationClient.java. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations: For Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-11, update to a version that includes the fix for the issue, as user interaction is needed for exploitation and this could lead to local escalation of privilege. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Clickjacking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1021

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-27059

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• 🔥 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-01-01 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27059 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27059 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/8420 · Telegram Post