CVE-2021-0686
In getDefaultSmsPackage of RoleManagerService.java, there is a possible way to get information...
In getDefaultSmsPackage of RoleManagerService.java, there is a possible way to get information about the default sms app of a different device user 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-11 Android-10Android ID: A-177927831
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 getDefaultSmsPackage of RoleManagerService.java, there is a possible way to get information about the default sms app of a different device user 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-11 Android-10Android ID: A-177927831
- Record
CVE-2021-0686- 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 ListNo score
In getDefaultSmsPackage of RoleManagerService.java, there is a possible way to get information about the default sms app of a different device user 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-11 Android-10Android ID: A-177927831
- Record
CVE-2021-0686- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3305No score
In getDefaultSmsPackage of RoleManagerService.java, there is a possible way to get information about the default sms app of a different device user 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-11 Android-10Android ID: A-177927831
- Record
EUVD-2021-3305- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h56x-6fp7-752g
In getDefaultSmsPackage of RoleManagerService.java, there is a possible way to get information...
In getDefaultSmsPackage of RoleManagerService.java, there is a possible way to get information about the default sms app of a different device user 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-11 Android-10Android ID: A-177927831
- Record
GHSA-h56x-6fp7-752g- 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-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-177927831No score
In getDefaultSmsPackage of RoleManagerService.java, there is a possible way to get information about the default sms app of a different device user 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-177927831- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 10:0 up to 10:2021-09-01, plus listed versions 10 | 10:2021-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 11:0 up to 11:2021-09-01, plus listed versions 11 | 11:2021-09-01 |
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-2021-0686 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published September 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 10:2021-09-01.