CVE-2021-39810 (GCVE-0-2021-39810)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-30 16:18
Modified
2025-09-04 18:33
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Summary
In verifyDefaults of CardEmulationManager.java, there is a possible way to set a third party app as the default contactless payment app without user consent 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.
References
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2025-09-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-14Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Android Version: 13
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