What is CVE-2017-13162?

CVE-2017-13162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-13162?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-13162

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel binder. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-64216036.

Published 2017-12-06 · 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: 0.005 (41.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.0% 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
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/102107 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13162?: CVE-2017-13162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-13162?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.