CVE-2021-0478
In updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an...
In updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by running foreground services without notifying the user, with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-169255797
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 updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by running foreground services without notifying the user, with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-169255797
- Record
CVE-2021-0478- 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
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by running foreground services without notifying the user, with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-169255797
- Record
CVE-2021-0478- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3097 No score
In updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by running foreground services without notifying the user, with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-169255797
- Record
EUVD-2021-3097- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mr9v-396x-gwc8 No score
In updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an...
In updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by running foreground services without notifying the user, with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-169255797
- Record
GHSA-mr9v-396x-gwc8- Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-169255797 No score
In updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by running foreground services without notifying the user, with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-169255797- Updated
- 2026-11-09
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2021-06-05, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2021-06-05 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2021-06-05, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2021-06-05 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2021-06-05, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2021-06-05 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2021-06-05, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2021-06-05 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Satheesh575555/frameworks_base_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2021-0478 | 2022-04-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-0478 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published June 1, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 8.1:2021-06-05.