CVE-2021-38591
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS P and Q software for mt6762/mt6765...
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS P and Q software for mt6762/mt6765/mt6883. Attackers can change some of the NvRAM content by leveraging the misconfiguration of a debug command. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-210005 (August 2021).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS P and Q software for mt6762/mt6765/mt6883. Attackers can change some of the NvRAM content by leveraging the misconfiguration of a debug command. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-210005 (August 2021).
- Record
CVE-2021-38591- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS P and Q software for mt6762/mt6765/mt6883. Attackers can change some of the NvRAM content by leveraging the misconfiguration of a debug command. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-210005 (August 2021).
- Record
CVE-2021-38591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25033 No score
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS P and Q software for mt6762/mt6765/mt6883. Attackers can change some of the NvRAM content by leveraging the misconfiguration of a debug command. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-210005 (August 2021).
- Record
EUVD-2021-25033- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8w5f-q6p5-5m5m No score
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS P and Q software for mt6762/mt6765...
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS P and Q software for mt6762/mt6765/mt6883. Attackers can change some of the NvRAM content by leveraging the misconfiguration of a debug command. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-210005 (August 2021).
- Record
GHSA-8w5f-q6p5-5m5m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38591 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Google Android, published August 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.