CVE-2021-39760

Local app discovery via AudioService response discrepancy

Published Mar 30, 2022 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Information disclosure in Android 12L AudioService allows local users to identify installed apps through audio APIs. AudioService passes a caller-supplied package name and UID to AppOpsManager.noteOp in volume and mute methods without safely handling the distinct validation exceptions. A malicious app needs no additional execution privileges or user interaction and can use the resulting discrepancy to bypass package-query visibility restrictions.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Android 12L AudioService allows local users to identify installed apps through audio APIs. AudioService passes a caller-supplied package name and UID to AppOpsManager.noteOp in volume and mute methods without safely handling the distinct validation exceptions. A malicious app needs no additional execution privileges or user interaction and can use the resulting discrepancy to bypass package-query visibility restrictions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-39760
Published
Mar 30, 2022
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-203, T1418
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 30, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android-12L

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android-12L

Published CVSS scores

2.1NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-203Observable Discrepancy
T1418Software Discovery

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