What is CVE-2017-18680?

CVE-2017-18680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18680?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2017-18680

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (tablets) software. The lockscreen interface allows Add User actions, leading to an unintended ability to access user data in external storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7797 (March 2017).

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

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18680?: CVE-2017-18680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18680?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.