Frame ServiceApplication · Vivo

CVE-2021-26277

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-02-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2021.6.30 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
The framework service handles pendingIntent incorrectly, allowing a malicious application with certain privileges to perform privileged actions.

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 confidence

The vulnerability exists in a framework service that incorrectly handles PendingIntent objects. A malicious application possessing certain permissions can exploit this improper handling to execute privileged actions beyond what its actual permissions should allow, effectively achieving privilege escalation.

MitigationApply vendor-provided security patches for the framework service; review and restrict application permissions to minimum necessary; monitor for applications requesting unusual permission combinations.

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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
Frame ServiceApplication
Affected:< 2021.6.30

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Vivo Frame Service is installed
    Check device applications for the Vivo Frame Service package. On Android, this can be done via 'pm list packages' or through Settings > Apps > Show system apps, looking for the Vivo framework service component.
    Affected if The Vivo Frame Service package exists on the device
  2. Determine the installed version of Vivo Frame Service
    Retrieve the version of the Vivo Frame Service package. Use 'dumpsys package <package_name>' or check the app info in Settings to view the versionName/versionCode.
    Affected if The detected version is lower than 2021.6.30 (e.g., 2021.5.x, 2021.4.x, etc.)
  3. Check if the device receives vendor updates
    Verify whether the device manufacturer provides ongoing security updates for the framework service component. Check system update settings and the vendor support lifecycle documentation.
    Affected if The device is no longer receiving security updates from Vivo for the framework service

A user is affected if the Vivo Frame Service is present on their device and its installed version is older than 2021.6.30, indicating an unpatched vulnerable version.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2021.6.30 or later
Fixed in 2021.6.30
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor-provided security patches for the framework service; review and restrict application permissions to minimum necessary; monitor for applications requesting unusual permission combinations.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

2021.6.30

  1. Identify the current Frame Service version installed in the system
  2. Upgrade Frame Service to version 2021.6.30 or later to address the pendingIntent handling vulnerability

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Frame Service Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation24.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
56.0 hours of engineering $9,760
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