What is CVE-2017-0784?

CVE-2017-0784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-0784?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0784

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (nfc). Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37287958.

Published 2017-09-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.2% 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 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2
Google Inc. Android — versions 5.1.1, 7.0, 5.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100671 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0784?: CVE-2017-0784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-0784?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.