CVE-2021-0588
In processInboundMessage of MceStateMachine.java, there is a possible SMS disclosure due to a...
In processInboundMessage of MceStateMachine.java, there is a possible SMS disclosure due to 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-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-177238342
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 processInboundMessage of MceStateMachine.java, there is a possible SMS disclosure due to 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-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-177238342
- Record
CVE-2021-0588- 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
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In processInboundMessage of MceStateMachine.java, there is a possible SMS disclosure due to 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-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-177238342
- Record
CVE-2021-0588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3207 No score
In processInboundMessage of MceStateMachine.java, there is a possible SMS disclosure due to 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-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-177238342
- Record
EUVD-2021-3207- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qchx-hx85-cqg6
In processInboundMessage of MceStateMachine.java, there is a possible SMS disclosure due to a...
In processInboundMessage of MceStateMachine.java, there is a possible SMS disclosure due to 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-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-177238342
- Record
GHSA-qchx-hx85-cqg6- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-177238342 No score
In processInboundMessage of MceStateMachine.java, there is a possible SMS disclosure due to 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
ASB-A-177238342- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/apps/BluetoothAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2021-07-01 |
platform/packages/apps/BluetoothAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2021-07-01 |
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-2021-0588 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published July 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/packages/apps/Bluetooth 8.1:2021-07-01.