CVE-2021-0600
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 14, 2021 at 01:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a device admin app due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-179042963
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-07-01CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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