Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2021 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2021-0933
High 8.0
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 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
In onCreate of CompanionDeviceActivity.java or DeviceChooserActivity.java, there is a possible way for HTML tags to interfere with a consent dialog due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, confusing the user into accepting pairing of a malicious Bluetooth device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-172251622
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-11-01 x_refsource_MISC