CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-0478
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-06-21
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-755
Description
In updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by running foreground services without notifying the user, with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-169255797
Affected configurations
• google android 8.1
• google android 9.0
• google android 10.0
• google android 11.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions weakness
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-06-01 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-06-01 Patch, Vendor Advisory