PT-2021-13440 · Google · Android

Published 2021-12-15 · Updated 2021-12-20 · CVE-2021-1039

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-9 through Android-12

Description In NotificationAccessActivity of AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible elevation of privilege (EoP) due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-9 through Android-12, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Clickjacking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1021

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-1039

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1039 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1039 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/aaos/2021-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/34071 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24655 · Telegram Post