CVE-2021-36808Public exploit

Local app-password bypass via race condition

Published Oct 30, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

A race condition in Sophos Secure Workspace for Android before 9.7.3115 allows local users to bypass the app password. The vendor identifies a race in the app-password enforcement path but has not disclosed the affected function, shared state, or competing operations. Physical access and low privileges are required; the bypass removes the app-password barrier without a vendor-reported availability impact.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

A race condition in Sophos Secure Workspace for Android before 9.7.3115 allows local users to bypass the app password. The vendor identifies a race in the app-password enforcement path but has not disclosed the affected function, shared state, or competing operations. Physical access and low privileges are required; the bypass removes the app-password barrier without a vendor-reported availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-36808
Published
Oct 30, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Sophos
Product
Sophos Secure Workspace for Android
Classifications
CWE-362, CAPEC-26
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 30, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <9.7.3115

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Sophos · Sophos Secure Workspace for Androidversion=unspecified <9.7.3115

Published CVSS scores

7.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4NIST NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
5.9Sophos LimitedCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC-26Leveraging Race Conditions

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