CVE-2021-21732

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-05-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A mobile phone of ZTE is impacted by improper access control vulnerability. Due to improper permission settings, third-party applications can read some files in the proc file system without authorization. Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. This affects Axon 11 5G ZTE/CN_P725A12/P725A12:10/QKQ1.200816.002/20201116.175317:user/release-keys.

Affected products

<Axon 11 5G>: before 2021.5.1 — fixed in 2021.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: <Axon 11 5G> 2021.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx?newsId=1015064
https://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx?newsId=1015064

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