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CVE-2021-0608

In handleAppLaunch of AppLaunchActivity.java, there is a possible arbitrary activity launch due...

7.8 HighFix available

In handleAppLaunch of AppLaunchActivity.java, there is a possible arbitrary activity launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-174870704

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
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.12%Down 0.3 points since Jun 23, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In handleAppLaunch of AppLaunchActivity.java, there is a possible arbitrary activity launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-174870704

Record
CVE-2021-0608
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-610
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In handleAppLaunch of AppLaunchActivity.java, there is a possible arbitrary activity launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-174870704

Record
CVE-2021-0608
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3227 No score

In handleAppLaunch of AppLaunchActivity.java, there is a possible arbitrary activity launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-174870704

Record
EUVD-2021-3227
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg5r-fw9v-6664 No score

In handleAppLaunch of AppLaunchActivity.java, there is a possible arbitrary activity launch due...

In handleAppLaunch of AppLaunchActivity.java, there is a possible arbitrary activity launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-174870704

Record
GHSA-xg5r-fw9v-6664
Weakness
CWE-610
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPUB-A-174870704 No score

In handleAppLaunch of AppLaunchActivity.java, there is a possible arbitrary activity launch due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Record
PUB-A-174870704
Updated
2026-11-10

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
:unknown:
Android
Pixel-family specific:0 up to Pixel-family specific:2021-06-05, plus listed versions
Pixel-family specific
Pixel-family specific:2021-06-05

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
factsOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-0608 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.12%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in :unknown: Pixel-family specific:2021-06-05.

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