CVE-2021-0369

Local privilege escalation via misapplied app-op reset

Published Mar 10, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Privilege escalation in Google Android 11 allows local users to gain elevated privileges through a cross-profile app permission error. CrossProfileAppsServiceImpl resets INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES relative to the calling profile group instead of having DevicePolicyManager restore the correct state across every user in the group. Exploitation requires an installed local application and user interaction; the resulting grant-state mismatch enables elevation without prior execution privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Google Android 11 allows local users to gain elevated privileges through a cross-profile app permission error. CrossProfileAppsServiceImpl resets INTERACT_ACROSS_PROFILES relative to the calling profile group instead of having DevicePolicyManager restore the correct state across every user in the group. Exploitation requires an installed local application and user interaction; the resulting grant-state mismatch enables elevation without prior execution privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-0369
Published
Mar 10, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android-11

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android-11

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4NIST NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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