What is CVE-2018-21046?

CVE-2018-21046 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2020-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-21046?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2018-21046

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software. There is clipboard Data Exposure via the Emergency Dialer upon connecting a USB device. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12911 (November 2018).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1
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-2018-21046?: CVE-2018-21046 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-21046?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.