What is CVE-2017-18669?

CVE-2017-18669 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18669?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-18669

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. Persona has an unprotected API that allows launch of any activity with system privileges. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-9000 (June 2017).

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 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18669?: CVE-2017-18669 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18669?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.