CVE-2021-0600
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a...
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a device admin app due to improper input validation. 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-179042963
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 DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a device admin app due to improper input validation. 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-179042963
- Record
CVE-2021-0600- 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a device admin app due to improper input validation. 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-179042963
- Record
CVE-2021-0600- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3219 No score
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a device admin app due to improper input validation. 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-179042963
- Record
EUVD-2021-3219- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mh3q-xgfv-h2rq No score
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a...
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a device admin app due to improper input validation. 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-179042963
- Record
GHSA-mh3q-xgfv-h2rq- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-179042963 No score
In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a device admin app due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-179042963- Updated
- 2026-11-09
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 | Satheesh575555/packages_apps_Settings_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2021-0600 | 2022-04-12 |
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-2021-0600 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 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Settings 8.1:2021-07-01.