CVE-2018-21060 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can leak keyboard learned words from locked Samsung devices via the emergency contact picker, exposing sensitive user data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-21060?

CVE-2018-21060 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.x) software. There is a Keyboard learned words leak in the locked state via the emergency contact picker. The Samsung IDs are SVE-2018-11989, SVE-2018-11990 (September 2018).

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21060?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-21060?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21060 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-21060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6568-fq9q-742r.

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