CVE-2021-0870

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-10-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

In RW_SetActivatedTagType of rw_main.cc, there is possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1Android ID: A-192472262

Affected products

Android: 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164704/Android-NFC-Type-Confusion.html
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-10-01
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164704/Android-NFC-Type-Confusion.html
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-10-01

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