In Ionic Identity Vault before 5, a local root attacker on an Android device can bypass biometric authentication.
Priority LOW 30CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
In Ionic Identity Vault before 5, a local root attacker on an Android device can bypass biometric authentication.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00531 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3145
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5c8-g6j3-w28m
References
More Ionic Identity Vault vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19784 In Ionic Identity Vault before 5.0.5, the protection mechanism for invalid unlock attempts can be bypassed. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-3145 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3145 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5c8-g6j3-w28m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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