CVE-2021-0594
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn onCreate of ConfirmConnectActivity, there is a possible remote bypass of user consent due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote (proximal, NFC) escalation of privilege allowing an attacker to deceive a user into allowing a Bluetooth connection with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-176445224
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis vulnerability exists in the onCreate method of ConfirmConnectActivity, the Android system UI component that displays the pairing confirmation dialog for Bluetooth connections. Improper input validation allows an attacker in proximal/NFC range to bypass or manipulate the user consent mechanism, potentially tricking users into allowing malicious Bluetooth connections without proper validation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.1= 9.0= 10.0= 11.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android OS versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or execute 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shellAffected if The installed version is 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, or 11.0 exactly (or falls within these version ranges if interpreted as from 8.1 through 11.0)
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Confirm Bluetooth is enabledCheck Settings > Bluetooth to see if the feature is turned on, or run 'settings get global bluetooth_on' via ADB shell (returns 1 if enabled)Affected if Bluetooth is enabled and the Android version falls within the affected range
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Check if NFC is activeCheck Settings > NFC or Android Beam status, as the attack vector mentions proximal/NFC rangeAffected if NFC is enabled and the Android version is affected (NFC provides an attack vector for proximate exploitation)
A device is affected if it runs Android 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, or 11.0 with Bluetooth enabled, since the vulnerability exists in the ConfirmConnectActivity system UI component that handles Bluetooth pairing consent dialogs.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the Android security patch for the respective Android version (Android 8.1, 9, 10, or 11) that addresses this vulnerability. Review and strengthen input validation logic in confirmation dialog activities.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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