What is CVE-2017-9819?

CVE-2017-9819 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-9819?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\)

CVE-2017-9819

The National Payments Corporation of India BHIM application 1.3 for Android does not properly restrict use of the OTP feature, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-08-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\) — versions 1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

github.com/magicj3lly/appexploits/blob/master/BHIM-App-PreliminaryReport.pdf (Broken Link)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148926 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9819?: CVE-2017-9819 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-9819?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.