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CVE-2021-1039

In NotificationAccessActivity of AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible EoP due to a tapjacking...

7.8 High

In NotificationAccessActivity of AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible EoP due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-182808318

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.14%Down 0.3 points since Dec 16, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In NotificationAccessActivity of AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible EoP due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-182808318

Record
CVE-2021-1039
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-1021
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In NotificationAccessActivity of AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible EoP due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-182808318

Record
CVE-2021-1039
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-6506 No score

In NotificationAccessActivity of AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible EoP due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-182808318

Record
EUVD-2021-6506
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m732-h63v-9gww No score

In NotificationAccessActivity of AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible EoP due to a tapjacking...

In NotificationAccessActivity of AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible EoP due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-182808318

Record
GHSA-m732-h63v-9gww
Weakness
CWE-1021
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2021-1039 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published December 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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