What is CVE-2017-0822?

CVE-2017-0822 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-0822?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0822

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (camera). Product: Android. Versions: 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID: A-63787722.

Published 2017-10-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0
Google Inc. Android — versions 7.0, 8.0, 7.1.1

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-10-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/c574568aaede7f652432deb7707… (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0822?: CVE-2017-0822 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-0822?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.