What is CVE-2017-13188?

CVE-2017-13188 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-13188?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2017-13188

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Android media framework (aac). Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-65280786.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-01-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.0% 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 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
Google Inc. Android — versions 7.0, 8.0, 7.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
android.googlesource.com/platform/external/aac/+/8e3be529372892e20ccf196809bc73… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13188?: CVE-2017-13188 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-13188?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.