CVE-2021-0889
In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing...
In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing flow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180745296
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing flow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180745296
- Record
CVE-2021-0889- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing flow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180745296
- Record
CVE-2021-0889- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3508No score
In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing flow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180745296
- Record
EUVD-2021-3508- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56fq-7jc4-6x2cNo score
In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing...
In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing flow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180745296
- Record
GHSA-56fq-7jc4-6x2c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-180745296No score
In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing flow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-180745296- Updated
- 2026-11-09
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
:unknown:Android | 8.1:0 up to 8.1:2021-11-05, plus listed versions 8.1 | 8.1:2021-11-05 |
:unknown:Android | 9:0 up to 9:2021-11-05, plus listed versions 9 | 9:2021-11-05 |
:unknown:Android | 10:0 up to 10:2021-11-05, plus listed versions 10 | 10:2021-11-05 |
:unknown:Android | 11:0 up to 11:2021-11-05, plus listed versions 11 | 11:2021-11-05 |
:unknown:Android | 12:0 up to 12:2021-11-05, plus listed versions 12 | 12:2021-11-05 |
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-2021-0889 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Android, published November 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in :unknown: 8.1:2021-11-05.