# CVE-2021-40448: Microsoft Accessibility Insights for Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit this vulnerability in Microsoft Accessibility Insights for Android to disclose sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gxpw-5p3g-8v93

## What is CVE-2021-40448?

CVE-2021-40448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Accessibility Insights for Android, published on 15 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Microsoft Accessibility Insights for Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40448?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Accessibility Insights for Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-40448?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-40448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-40448 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-40448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Accessibility Insights for Android, published on 15 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Accessibility Insights for Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40448/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40448/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40448
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40448
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40448

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40448/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.