PT-2022-11049 · Google · Android

Published 2022-03-30 · Updated 2022-04-05 · CVE-2021-39771

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-12L

Description The issue is related to improper input validation in the Settings app, which could allow an app to misrepresent itself when attempting to add a WiFi network. This could potentially lead to local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-12L, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue, as specified by the Android security team. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-39771

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39771 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-12l · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39771 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/28471 · Telegram Post