CVE-2013-6271: Google Android

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Google Android: version 4.0 only; version 4.0.1 only; version 4.0.2 only; version 4.0.3 only; version 4.0.4 only; version 4.1 only; …

Published 2013-12-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.