What is CVE-2017-18646?

CVE-2017-18646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-18646?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2017-18646

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software. An attacker can bypass the password requirement for tablet user switching by folding the magnetic cover. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10602 (December 2017).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (2.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18646?: CVE-2017-18646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-18646?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.