What is CVE-2017-18654?

CVE-2017-18654 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18654?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2017-18654

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0, 7.1) software. An unauthenticated attacker can register a new security certificate. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-9659 (September 2017).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (17.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 7.0, 7.1
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-2017-18654?: CVE-2017-18654 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18654?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.