CVE-2021-39621 json
In sendLegacyVoicemailNotification of LegacyModeSmsHandler.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent.
published 2022-01-14 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-25978
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In sendLegacyVoicemailNotification of LegacyModeSmsHandler.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-185126319
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-24-074-07 updated cvss 7.8
Siemens SIMATIC
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Siemens SIMATIC RF160B (6GT2003-0FA00) <V2.2affected: mitigation “Siemens has released a new version (V2.2) for SIMATIC RF160B and recommends to update to the latest version.” siemens.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Android
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
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source.android.com
/security/bulletin/2022-01-01
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-39621
- NVD CVE-2021-39621
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