What is CVE-2017-18689?

CVE-2017-18689 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-18689?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-18689

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) (Exynos5433, Exynos7420, or Exynos7870 chipsets) software. An attacker can bypass a ko (aka Kernel Module) signature by modifying the count of kernel modules. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7466 (January 2017).

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

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: 0.002 (13.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18689?: CVE-2017-18689 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-18689?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.