What is CVE-2017-13163?

CVE-2017-13163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-13163?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-13163

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel mtp usb driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-37429972.

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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13163?: CVE-2017-13163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-13163?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.