CVE-2021-43388Network attack vector

Sensitive-data disclosure via backup-enabled Android manifest

Published Dec 14, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Cleartext storage in Unisys Cargo Mobile Application before 1.2.29 allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from a backup. The Android manifest enables backups, permitting application data containing sensitive information to be included without encryption. Exploitation requires access to a generated backup, and the reported consequence is disclosure of backed-up application data only.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext storage in Unisys Cargo Mobile Application before 1.2.29 allows remote attackers to read sensitive data from a backup. The Android manifest enables backups, permitting application data containing sensitive information to be included without encryption. Exploitation requires access to a generated backup, and the reported consequence is disclosure of backed-up application data only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-43388
Published
Dec 14, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-312, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 14, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1005Data from Local System

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