What is CVE-2017-0703?

CVE-2017-0703 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-0703?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0703

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system ui. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-33123882.

Published 2017-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-4.4.4 Android-5.0.2 Android-5.1.1 Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99472 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0703?: CVE-2017-0703 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-0703?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.