🛡️ CVE-2021-39631 — settings

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In clear_data_dlg_text of strings.xml, there is a possible situation when "Clear storage" functionality sets up the wrong security/privacy expectations due to a misleading message. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected software

CVE-2021-39631 is recorded against 1 package.

  • platform/packages/apps/settings (from 12:0 up to 12:2022-02-05)

Timeline and source

Published on 1 February 2022 and last revised on 11 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from OSV.

References

source.android.com (Advisory)
android.googlesource.com (Fix)
android.googlesource.com (Fix)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-02-01
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-11

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
platform/packages/apps/settings 12:0 12:2022-02-05

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