In lockAllProfileTasks of RootWindowContainer.java, there is a possible way to access the work profile without the profile PIN, after loggi…

published 2021-10-06 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-3214

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits: 0; none known

In lockAllProfileTasks of RootWindowContainer.java, there is a possible way to access the work profile without the profile PIN, after logging in. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1Android ID: A-177457096

Patch / fix

links 1

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-09-01 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

source.android.com /security/bulletin/2021-09-01
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-0595
NVD CVE-2021-0595

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