What is CVE-2018-21082?

CVE-2018-21082 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-21082?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2018-21082

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. Dex Station allows App Pinning bypass and lock-screen bypass via the "Use screen lock type to unpin" option. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11106 (February 2018).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21082?: CVE-2018-21082 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-21082?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.