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CVE-2017-0475
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the recovery verifier could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code…
High7.8EPSS 0.86%
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- Updated
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- google_android
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the recovery verifier could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-31914369.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.86% · top 41% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Elevation of privilege
- CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
Google Inc. · Android
- affected Android-4.4.4
- affected Android-5.0.2
- affected Android-5.1.1
- affected Android-6.0
- affected Android-6.0.1
- affected Android-7.0
- affected Android-7.1.1
References (3)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1037968 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 96716 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .