CVE-2017-0554

HIGH

Android 4.4.4 5.0.2 5.1.1 6.0 6.0.1 7.0 7.1.1 - Elevation of Privilege in Telephony Component

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-0554. PoCs published by lanrat.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept Android application that exploits CVE-2017-0554 to bypass tethering provisioning checks on Android versions prior to 7.1.2. The exploit manipulates telephony and connectivity services via reflection to disable and re-enable mobile data, effectively bypassing carrier restrictions.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Telephony component could enable a local malicious application to access capabilities outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to gain access to elevated capabilities, which are not normally accessible to a third-party application. 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-33815946.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 16 stars
by lanrat · poc
https://github.com/lanrat/tethr

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept Android application that exploits CVE-2017-0554 to bypass tethering provisioning checks on Android versions prior to 7.1.2. The exploit manipulates telephony and connectivity services via reflection to disable and re-enable mobile data, effectively bypassing carrier restrictions.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Android (versions prior to 7.1.2)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Android device with version prior to 7.1.2 · Access to install the APK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97343
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0076
EPSS Percentile 73.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (35)
google/android 4.0
google/android 4.0.1
google/android 4.0.2
google/android 4.0.3
google/android 4.0.4
google/android 4.1
google/android 4.1.2
google/android 4.2
google/android 4.2.1
google/android 4.2.2
... and 25 more
Published Apr 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026