CVE-2021-39706
In onResume of CredentialStorage.java, there is a possible way to cleanup content of credentials...
In onResume of CredentialStorage.java, there is a possible way to cleanup content of credentials storage due to a missing permission check. 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-12Android ID: A-200164168
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In onResume of CredentialStorage.java, there is a possible way to cleanup content of credentials storage due to a missing permission check. 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-12Android ID: A-200164168
- Record
CVE-2021-39706- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In onResume of CredentialStorage.java, there is a possible way to cleanup content of credentials storage due to a missing permission check. 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-12Android ID: A-200164168
- Record
CVE-2021-39706- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26063 No score
In onResume of CredentialStorage.java, there is a possible way to cleanup content of credentials storage due to a missing permission check. 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-12Android ID: A-200164168
- Record
EUVD-2021-26063- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxmr-qwvx-j75p
In onResume of CredentialStorage.java, there is a possible way to cleanup content of credentials...
In onResume of CredentialStorage.java, there is a possible way to cleanup content of credentials storage due to a missing permission check. 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-12Android ID: A-200164168
- Record
GHSA-cxmr-qwvx-j75p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-200164168 No score
In onResume of CredentialStorage.java, there is a possible way to cleanup content of credentials storage due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-200164168- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2022-03-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2022-03-01 |
platform/packages/apps/Car/SettingsAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2022-03-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2022-03-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2022-03-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2022-03-01 |
platform/packages/apps/Car/SettingsAndroid |
12:0 up to 12:2022-03-01, plus listed versions 12 |
12:2022-03-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
12:0 up to 12:2022-03-01, plus listed versions 12 |
12:2022-03-01 |
platform/packages/apps/Car/SettingsAndroid |
12L:0 up to 12L:2022-03-01, plus listed versions 12L |
12L:2022-03-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
12L:0 up to 12L:2022-03-01, plus listed versions 12L |
12L:2022-03-01 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Trinadh465/packages_apps_Settings_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2021-39706 | 2022-04-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-39706 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published March 1, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Settings 10:2022-03-01.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-03-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39706
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cxmr-qwvx-j75p
android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/6407b20ab3ab49318ba5cbfc0d6b59c675df67b4