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CVE-2021-0691

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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: 2021-10-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In the SELinux policy configured in system_app.te, there is a possible way for system_app to gain code execution in other processes due to an overly-permissive SELinux policy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-188554048

Affected products

• Android: 11.0

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-09-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-09-01

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