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CVE-2021-0926

In onCreate of NfcImportVCardActivity.java, there is a possible way to add a contact without user...

7.8 HighFix available

In onCreate of NfcImportVCardActivity.java, there is a possible way to add a contact without user's consent due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-191053931

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.12%Down 0.3 points since Dec 16, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In onCreate of NfcImportVCardActivity.java, there is a possible way to add a contact without user's consent due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-191053931

Record
CVE-2021-0926
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In onCreate of NfcImportVCardActivity.java, there is a possible way to add a contact without user's consent due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-191053931

Record
CVE-2021-0926
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3545 No score

In onCreate of NfcImportVCardActivity.java, there is a possible way to add a contact without user's consent due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-191053931

Record
EUVD-2021-3545
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7f6-f2cj-m7m8 No score

In onCreate of NfcImportVCardActivity.java, there is a possible way to add a contact without user...

In onCreate of NfcImportVCardActivity.java, there is a possible way to add a contact without user's consent due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-191053931

Record
GHSA-f7f6-f2cj-m7m8
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-191053931 No score

In onCreate of NfcImportVCardActivity.java, there is a possible way to add a contact without user's consent due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Record
ASB-A-191053931
Updated
2026-11-05

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
platform/packages/apps/Contacts
Android
9:0 up to 9:2021-11-01, plus listed versions
9
9:2021-11-01
platform/packages/apps/Contacts
Android
10:0 up to 10:2021-11-01, plus listed versions
10
10:2021-11-01
platform/packages/apps/Contacts
Android
11:0 up to 11:2021-11-01, plus listed versions
11
11:2021-11-01
platform/packages/apps/Contacts
Android
12:0 up to 12:2021-11-01, plus listed versions
12
12:2021-11-01

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
factsOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2021-0926 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published November 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Contacts 9:2021-11-01.

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