{"id":"CVE-2021-0486","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-0486","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:18:13.672Z","title":"In onPackageAddedInternal of PermissionManagerService.java, there is possible access to external storage due to a permissions bypass.","description":"In onPackageAddedInternal of PermissionManagerService.java, there is possible access to external storage due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-171430330","published":"2021-07-14T14:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:30:12.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-276"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00109,"percentile":0.01203,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-07-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-07-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0486","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}