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CVE-2021-25266 (GCVE-0-2021-25266)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-27 16:45 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:56
VLAI
Summary
An insecure data storage vulnerability allows a physical attacker with root privileges to retrieve TOTP secret keys from unlocked phones in Sophos Authenticator for Android version 3.4 and older, and Intercept X for Mobile (Android) before version 9.7.3495.
Severity
3.9 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Sophos Intercept X for Mobile (Android) Affected: unspecified , < 9.7.3495 (custom)
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Sophos Sophos Authenticator (Android) Affected: unspecified , ≤ 3.4 (custom)
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Can Özkan
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