What is CVE-2017-0431?

CVE-2017-0431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-0431?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0431

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-32573899.

Published 2018-04-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96068 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0431?: CVE-2017-0431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-0431?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.