What is CVE-2017-6423?

CVE-2017-6423 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-6423?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-6423

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm kyro L2 driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-32831370. References: QC-CR#1103158.

Published 2018-04-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.4% 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

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97387 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6423?: CVE-2017-6423 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-6423?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.