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CVE-2021-0491

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-06-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In memory management driver, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-183461315

Affected products

• Android: all versions

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-05-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-05-01

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