CVE-2021-0554
In isBackupServiceActive of BackupManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This...
In isBackupServiceActive of BackupManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-158482162
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In isBackupServiceActive of BackupManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-158482162
- Record
CVE-2021-0554- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In isBackupServiceActive of BackupManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-158482162
- Record
CVE-2021-0554- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3173 No score
In isBackupServiceActive of BackupManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-158482162
- Record
EUVD-2021-3173- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-999h-9h4m-785q No score
In isBackupServiceActive of BackupManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This...
In isBackupServiceActive of BackupManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-158482162
- Record
GHSA-999h-9h4m-785q- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPUB-A-158482162 No score
In isBackupServiceActive of BackupManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
PUB-A-158482162- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2021-06-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2021-06-01 |
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-2021-0554 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published June 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 11:2021-06-01.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-06-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0554
github.com/advisories/GHSA-999h-9h4m-785q
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/d8b61b515938cecd441fae16fc001f1e49274780