CVE-2021-39758 (GCVE-0-2021-39758)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-03-30 16:02
Modified
2024-08-04 02:13
Severity ?
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Summary
In WindowManager, there is a possible way to start a foreground activity from the background due to a missing permission check. 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-205130886
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Android Version: Android-12L
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