What is CVE-2018-21041?

CVE-2018-21041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-21041?

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

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2018-21041

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software. Access to Gallery in the Secure Folder can occur without authentication. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13057 (December 2018).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21041?: CVE-2018-21041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-21041?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.