Rewterz Threat Advisory – Google Android Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-39689

Google Android could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the Android runtime component. By executing a specially-crafted application, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privleges.

Impact

Privilege Escalation

Indicators of Compromise

CVE

CVE-2021-39689

Affected Vendors

Google Andriod

Affected Products

Google Android 12

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Android (released on March 08, 2022), available from the Google Web site.

CVE-2021-39689

https://developers.google.com/android/?csw=1

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