CVE-2021-0327 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can escalate privileges in Android via a permission bypass in ActivityManagerService without user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-0327?

CVE-2021-0327 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In getContentProviderImpl of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to non-restored binder identities. This could lead to local escalation of privilege 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-172935267

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0327?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-0327?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-0327 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-172935267, ASB-A-172935267, GHSA-6vjm-mvmh-r6hx.

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