CVE-2021-0481
In onActivityResult of EditUserPhotoController.java, there is a possible access of unauthorized...
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
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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
- Record
CVE-2021-0481- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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
- Record
CVE-2021-0481- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3100 No score
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
- Record
EUVD-2021-3100- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c5xm-hvx7-cqfj
In onActivityResult of EditUserPhotoController.java, there is a possible access of unauthorized...
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
- Record
GHSA-c5xm-hvx7-cqfj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-172939189 No score
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.
- Record
ASB-A-172939189- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2021-05-01, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2021-05-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2021-05-01, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2021-05-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2021-05-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2021-05-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2021-05-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2021-05-01 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | ShaikUsaf/packages_apps_settings_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2021-0481 | 2022-04-22 |
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-2021-0481 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published May 1, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Settings 8.1:2021-05-01.