CVE-2021-39622
In GBoard, there is a possible way to bypass Factory Reset Protection due to a missing permission...
In GBoard, there is a possible way to bypass Factory Reset Protection due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12Android ID: A-192663648
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In GBoard, there is a possible way to bypass Factory Reset Protection due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12Android ID: A-192663648
- Record
CVE-2021-39622- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In GBoard, there is a possible way to bypass Factory Reset Protection due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12Android ID: A-192663648
- Record
CVE-2021-39622- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25979 No score
In GBoard, there is a possible way to bypass Factory Reset Protection due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12Android ID: A-192663648
- Record
EUVD-2021-25979- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v7mg-hcrm-5cmj
In GBoard, there is a possible way to bypass Factory Reset Protection due to a missing permission...
In GBoard, there is a possible way to bypass Factory Reset Protection due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12Android ID: A-192663648
- Record
GHSA-v7mg-hcrm-5cmj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-192663648 No score
In GBoard, there is a possible way to bypass Factory Reset Protection due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-192663648- Updated
- 2026-11-09
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/vendor/unbundled_google/packages/LatinIMEGooglePrebuiltAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2022-01-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2022-01-01 |
platform/vendor/unbundled_google/packages/LatinIMEGooglePrebuiltAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2022-01-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2022-01-01 |
platform/vendor/unbundled_google/packages/LatinIMEGooglePrebuiltAndroid |
12:0 up to 12:2022-01-01, plus listed versions 12 |
12:2022-01-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-39622 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published January 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in platform/vendor/unbundled_google/packages/LatinIMEGooglePrebuilt 10:2022-01-01.