CVE-2013-6271

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Android 4.0 through 4.3 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and remove device locks via a crafted application that invokes the updateUnlockMethodAndFinish method in the com.android.settings.ChooseLockGeneric class with the PASSWORD_QUALITY_UNSPECIFIED option.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 8.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Dec 14, 2013
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-6271: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix