CVE-2021-39767 Misconfiguration in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges via insecure default recovery system properties in Android, requiring no user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-39767?

CVE-2021-39767 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 30 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In miniadb, there is a possible way to get read/write access to recovery system properties due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12LAndroid ID: A-201308542

Weakness: CWE-1188

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39767?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39767?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39767 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-39767 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39767 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jf4f-59hf-2932.

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