What is CVE-2017-18312?

CVE-2017-18312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8996au, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-18312?

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

Is CVE-2017-18312 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Qualcomm Msm8996au

CVE-2017-18312

While accessing SafeSwitch services, third party can manipulate a given device and perform unauthorized operation due to lack of checking of same state transitions in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile in version MSM8996AU, SD 410/12, SD 617, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2018-10-23 · 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 (7.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.3% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01 (Third Party Advisory)
www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18312?: CVE-2017-18312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8996au, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-18312?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-18312 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.