QID 630741

QID 630741: For Android Vulnerability CVE-2021-33699

Task Hijacking is a vulnerability that affects the applications running on Android devices due to a misconfiguration in their AndroidManifest.xml with their Task Control features. This allows an unauthorized attacker or malware to takeover legitimate apps and to steal user's sensitive information.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.3 severity.
    • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to CVE-2021-33699 to address this issue and obtain more information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 630741

    CVE-2021-33699 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2021-33699 Android URL Logo nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33699
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