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.

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

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th 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 4.4, 5.0, 5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

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.