PT-2021-12990

CVE-2021-0306

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Published

2021-01-01

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Updated

2021-01-13

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-11
Description: The issue allows an app to bypass permissions and gain the android.permission.ACTIVITY RECOGNITION permission without user confirmation when upgrading major Android versions. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Recommendations: For Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-11, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent local escalation of privilege.
Exploitability
Fix
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
Related identifiers
CVE-2021-0306
ASB-A-154505240
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