What is CVE-2017-14906?

CVE-2017-14906 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-14906?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-14906

In Android before 2018-01-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile MDM9206, MDM9607, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, PKCS7 padding is not supported by the crypto storage APIs.

Published 2018-03-30 · 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: 0.011 (64.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Iot, Mobile — versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/102386 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14906?: CVE-2017-14906 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-14906?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.