What is CVE-2021-0889?

CVE-2021-0889 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-0889?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2021-0889

In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing flow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180745296

EPSS: 0.016 (73.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.1, 9.0, 10.0
N/a Android — versions Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-8.1 Android-9

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0889?: CVE-2021-0889 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-0889?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.