What is CVE-2018-21042?

CVE-2018-21042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-21042?

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

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2018-21042

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) software. Dual Messenger allows installation of an arbitrary APK with resultant privileged code execution. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13299 (December 2018).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21042?: CVE-2018-21042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-21042?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.