CVE-2021-39749
In WindowManager, there is a possible way to start non-exported and protected activities due to a...
In WindowManager, there is a possible way to start non-exported and protected activities 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-12LAndroid ID: A-205996115
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 WindowManager, there is a possible way to start non-exported and protected activities 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-12LAndroid ID: A-205996115
- Record
CVE-2021-39749- 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 WindowManager, there is a possible way to start non-exported and protected activities 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-12LAndroid ID: A-205996115
- Record
CVE-2021-39749- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26106 No score
In WindowManager, there is a possible way to start non-exported and protected activities 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-12LAndroid ID: A-205996115
- Record
EUVD-2021-26106- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wqqq-56cg-6762
In WindowManager, there is a possible way to start non-exported and protected activities due to a...
In WindowManager, there is a possible way to start non-exported and protected activities 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-12LAndroid ID: A-205996115
- Record
GHSA-wqqq-56cg-6762- 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-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | michalbednarski/OrganizerTransaction | 2022-04-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-39749 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published March 30, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.