CVE-2021-0586
In onCreate of DevicePickerFragment.java, there is a possible way to trick the user to select an...
In onCreate of DevicePickerFragment.java, there is a possible way to trick the user to select an unwanted bluetooth device due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-182584940
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 onCreate of DevicePickerFragment.java, there is a possible way to trick the user to select an unwanted bluetooth device due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-182584940
- Record
CVE-2021-0586- 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
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-1021
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In onCreate of DevicePickerFragment.java, there is a possible way to trick the user to select an unwanted bluetooth device due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-182584940
- Record
CVE-2021-0586- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3205 No score
In onCreate of DevicePickerFragment.java, there is a possible way to trick the user to select an unwanted bluetooth device due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-182584940
- Record
EUVD-2021-3205- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8hgf-mr3f-26cc No score
In onCreate of DevicePickerFragment.java, there is a possible way to trick the user to select an...
In onCreate of DevicePickerFragment.java, there is a possible way to trick the user to select an unwanted bluetooth device due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-182584940
- Record
GHSA-8hgf-mr3f-26cc- Weakness
- CWE-1021
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-182584940 No score
In onCreate of DevicePickerFragment.java, there is a possible way to trick the user to select an unwanted bluetooth device due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-182584940- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2021-07-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2021-07-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2021-07-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2021-07-01 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | nanopathi/packages_apps_Settings_CVE-2021-0586 | 2022-04-25 |
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-2021-0586 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published July 1, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Settings 8.1:2021-07-01.