Critical severity · published Dec 15, 2021
CVE-2021-0889
In Android TV , there is a possible silent pairing due to lack of rate limiting in the pairing flow
9.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
8.1; 9.0; 10.0; 11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0889
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0889
Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-11-01
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