Vulnerability · Published Oct 22, 2021 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2021-0870

High 8.1

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 7.0% (higher than 94% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)7.0%top 5.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In RW_SetActivatedTagType of rw_main.cc, there is possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1Android ID: A-192472262

Affected products (as reported)

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

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-10-01 x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164704/Android-NFC-Type-Confusion.html x_refsource_MISC