Vulnerability · Published Jun 21, 2021 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2021-0478

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-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 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official 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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Android	Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-06-01 x_refsource_MISC