CVE-2021-0981: Google Android

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In enqueueNotificationInternal of NotificationManagerService.java, there is a possible way to run a foreground service without showing a notification due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-191981182

Affected products

• Google Android: version 10.0 only; version 11.0 only

Published 2021-12-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.