CVE-2021-0988

In getLaunchedFromUid and getLaunchedFromPackage of ActivityClientController.java, there is a...

3.3 LowFix available

In getLaunchedFromUid and getLaunchedFromPackage of ActivityClientController.java, there is a possible way to determine whether an app is installed, without query permissions, due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12Android ID: A-191954233

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: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.11%Down 0.3 points since Dec 16, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

Record: CVE-2021-0988
CVSS 3.1: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-203
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2021-0988
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-3607 No score

Record: EUVD-2021-3607
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvxh-xchr-m6p5 No score

In getLaunchedFromUid and getLaunchedFromPackage of ActivityClientController.java, there is a...

Record: GHSA-wvxh-xchr-m6p5
Weakness: CWE-203
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPUB-A-191954233 No score

Record: PUB-A-191954233
Updated: 2026-11-05

Affected products

google android

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`platform/frameworks/base` Android	12:0 up to 12:2021-12-01, plus listed versions 12	12:2021-12-01

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 5, 2026	facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2021-0988 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Google Android, published December 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 12:2021-12-01.