What is CVE-2017-18648?

CVE-2017-18648 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18648?

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

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2017-18648

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4.x), L(5.x), M(6.x), and N(7.x) software. Arbitrary file read/write operations can occur in the locked state via a crafted MTP command. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10086 (November 2017).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2020-04-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18648?: CVE-2017-18648 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18648?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.