What is CVE-2017-0560?

CVE-2017-0560 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-0560?

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

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2017-0560

An information disclosure vulnerability in the factory reset process could enable a local malicious attacker to access data from the previous owner. This issue is rated as Moderate due to the possibility of bypassing device protection. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-30681079.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-04-07 · 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: 0.005 (39.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-5.0.2, Android-7.1.1, Android-4.4.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97360 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0560?: CVE-2017-0560 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-0560?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.