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CVE-2021-39797

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In several functions of of LauncherApps.java, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-209607104

Affected products

• Android: 12.0, 12.1

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-04-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-04-01

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