Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2017-18666

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4), L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. Applications can send arbitrary premium SMS messages. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8701 (June 2017).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-18666: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18666?
CVE-2017-18666 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18666?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.