In the Settings app, there is an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and tapjacking with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-144507081
The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
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Android | 11.0 (including) | 11.0 (including) |
Developers often choose default values that leave the product as open and easy to use as possible out-of-the-box, under the assumption that the administrator can (or should) change the default value. However, this ease-of-use comes at a cost when the default is insecure and the administrator does not change it.