What is CVE-2018-21062?

CVE-2018-21062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-21062?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2018-21062

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.x) software. When biometric authentication is disabled, an attacker can view Streams content (e.g., a Gallery slideshow) of a locked Secure Folder via a connection to an external device. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11766 (August 2018).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (4.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21062?: CVE-2018-21062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-21062?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.