What is CVE-2018-21081?

CVE-2018-21081 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-21081?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2018-21081

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. In Dual Messenger, the second app can use the runtime permissions of the first app without a user's consent. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11018 (March 2018).

EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21081?: CVE-2018-21081 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-21081?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.