CVE-2021-0398
In bindServiceLocked of ActiveServices.java, there is a possible foreground service launch due to...
In bindServiceLocked of ActiveServices.java, there is a possible foreground service launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173516292
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In bindServiceLocked of ActiveServices.java, there is a possible foreground service launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173516292
- Record
CVE-2021-0398- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In bindServiceLocked of ActiveServices.java, there is a possible foreground service launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173516292
- Record
CVE-2021-0398- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3017 No score
In bindServiceLocked of ActiveServices.java, there is a possible foreground service launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173516292
- Record
EUVD-2021-3017- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3qr5-8x2w-5cvx No score
In bindServiceLocked of ActiveServices.java, there is a possible foreground service launch due to...
In bindServiceLocked of ActiveServices.java, there is a possible foreground service launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173516292
- Record
GHSA-3qr5-8x2w-5cvx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-173516292 No score
In bindServiceLocked of ActiveServices.java, there is a possible foreground service launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-173516292- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2021-03-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2021-03-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-0398 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published March 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 11:2021-03-01.