ASB-A-179042963

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    ASB-A-179042963

    Published: 1 Jul 2021Last Modified: 9 Oct 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In onCreate of DeviceAdminAdd.java, there is a possible way to mislead a user to activate a device admin app due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

    References: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-07-01, https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/4493d84ab2cbd8c36674fcc4009081850b04a63c

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: platform/packages/apps/Settings

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 8.1:0
    Fixed -8.1:2021-07-01

    Affected versions

    8.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    ASB-A-179042963 | CVE-DB