CVE-2021-1037
The broadcast that DevicePickerFragment sends when a new device is paired doesn't have any...
The broadcast that DevicePickerFragment sends when a new device is paired doesn't have any permission checks, so any app can register to listen for it. This lets apps keep track of what devices are paired without requesting BLUETOOTH permissions.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-162951906
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The broadcast that DevicePickerFragment sends when a new device is paired doesn't have any permission checks, so any app can register to listen for it. This lets apps keep track of what devices are paired without requesting BLUETOOTH permissions.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-162951906
- Record
CVE-2021-1037- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The broadcast that DevicePickerFragment sends when a new device is paired doesn't have any permission checks, so any app can register to listen for it. This lets apps keep track of what devices are paired without requesting BLUETOOTH permissions.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-162951906
- Record
CVE-2021-1037- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-6504 No score
The broadcast that DevicePickerFragment sends when a new device is paired doesn't have any permission checks, so any app can register to listen for it. This lets apps keep track of what devices are paired without requesting BLUETOOTH permissions.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-162951906
- Record
EUVD-2021-6504- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fc93-89fq-8669
The broadcast that DevicePickerFragment sends when a new device is paired doesn't have any...
The broadcast that DevicePickerFragment sends when a new device is paired doesn't have any permission checks, so any app can register to listen for it. This lets apps keep track of what devices are paired without requesting BLUETOOTH permissions.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-162951906
- Record
GHSA-fc93-89fq-8669- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-1037 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Google Android, published January 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.