What is CVE-2021-3145?

CVE-2021-3145 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ionic Identity Vault, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-3145?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ionic Identity Vault

CVE-2021-3145

In Ionic Identity Vault before 5, a local root attacker on an Android device can bypass biometric authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2021-09-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ionic Identity Vault

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

ionic.io/products/identity-vault (Vendor Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/164085/Ionic-Identity-Vault-4.7-Android-Biometric… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3145?: CVE-2021-3145 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ionic Identity Vault, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-3145?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.