What is CVE-2017-0493?

CVE-2017-0493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-0493?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0493

An information disclosure vulnerability in File-Based Encryption could enable a local malicious attacker to bypass operating system protections for the lock screen. This issue is rated as Moderate due to the possibility of bypassing the lock screen. Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32793550.

Published 2017-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
Google Inc. Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/98140 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0493?: CVE-2017-0493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-0493?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.