{"id":"CVE-2021-0691","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-0691","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:42:03.851Z","title":"In the SELinux policy configured in system_app.te, there is a possible way for system_app to gain code execution in other processes due to an overly-permissive SELinux policy.","description":"In the SELinux policy configured in system_app.te, there is a possible way for system_app to gain code execution in other processes due to an overly-permissive SELinux policy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-188554048","published":"2021-10-06T15:15:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:30:33.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-269"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00112,"percentile":0.01369,"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":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-09-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-09-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0691","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."}