CVE-2021-0481

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In onActivityResult of EditUserPhotoController.java, there is a possible access of unauthorized files due to an unexpected URI handler. 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-172939189

En la función onActivityResult del archivo EditUserPhotoController.java, se presenta un posible acceso de archivos no autorizados debido a un manejador de URI inesperado. Esto podría conllevar a una escalada de privilegios local sin ser necesarios privilegios de ejecución adicionales. Es requerida una interacción del usuario para su explotación. Producto: Android, Versiones: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11, ID de Android: A-172939189

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-11-06 CVE Reserved
2021-06-11 CVE Published
2022-04-22 First Exploit
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-04-23 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/ShaikUsaf/packages_apps_settings_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2021-0481	2022-04-22

URL	Date	SRC
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-05-01	2022-07-12

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				8.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "8.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				9.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				10.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				11.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "11.0"		-		Affected