Vulnerability · Published Mar 10, 2021 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2021-0462
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In the NXP NFC firmware, there is a possible insecure firmware update due to a logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-168799695
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-03-01 x_refsource_MISC
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-08-01 x_refsource_MISC