CVE-2021-39696
Description revised (poc_count, poc_public, poc_url). The record changed; nothing in the observed threat did.
CVE record, CISA KEV and EPSS as of 2026-10-18.
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What to do now held facts and links
- No fix version is held. The CNA's first reference is the place to look: source.android.com
- Record your decision, dated and frozen with today's evidence: patch by a date · mitigated by a compensating control · deferred · accepted the risk · not affected
- Check your version against the ranges this record publishes.
What it is stated by the CNA
In Task.java, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12Android ID: A-185810717
- weakness
- Elevation of privilege
- affected
- n/a Android
- published ranges
- google android 10.0; google android 11.0; google android 12.0
- fixed in
- No fix version in held sources.
- fixed by package (from OSV advisories)
- platform/frameworks/base (Android): 10:2022-08-01; 11:2022-08-01; 12:2022-08-01 ASB-A-185810717
- assigned by
- google_android
- published
- 2022-08-09
check us source.android.com
Exploit code held, dated
- exploit code
- 1 public proof-of-concept repository, first seen 2023-01-05 (PoC-in-GitHub).
What moved held, dated
| date | EPSS | event |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2022 | 0.02559 | |
| 16 Aug 2022 | 0.01036 | |
| 7 Mar 2023 | 0.00048 | scoring model v2023.03.01 |
| 8 Mar 2023 | 0.00048 | |
| 17 Mar 2025 | 0.00014 | scoring model v2025.03.14 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 0.00224 | scoring model v2026.06.15 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 0.00221 | |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 0.00223 | |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 0.00236 |
23 observations held. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the measurement was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed.
Outside the record researched, cited
This section reads the record's references and adds cited findings from outside it. It needs an account. Everything above is held facts and is complete without it.
What would change this brief held, dated
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the catalogue we hold. A listing changes this brief.
- exploit probability
- 0.00 on 2026-08-06 (FIRST's EPSS, a probability and not evidence of exploitation). Next band line: 10% (0.10). Crossing a line changes this brief.
- fix
- No fix version is held. One published by the CNA or OSV changes this brief.
How to check this
Every value above is held with two dates: when it was true upstream (as_of) and when we recorded it (tx_from). Re-derive the exploit probability as it stood on any date:
SELECT value, source, source_version, as_of, tx_from
FROM volatile_valid_as_of('CVE-2021-39696', '2026-11-02T23:59:59.999999Z', now());