What is CVE-2017-13165?

CVE-2017-13165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-13165?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2017-13165

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel file system. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-31269937.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2017-12-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13165?: CVE-2017-13165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-13165?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.