CVE-2017-18680

HIGH

Android L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) - Unprotected User Data Exposure via Lockscreen Add User Action

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (tablets) software. The lockscreen interface allows Add User actions, leading to an unintended ability to access user data in external storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7797 (March 2017).

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 3.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (3)
google/android 5.0
google/android 5.1
google/android 6.0
Published Apr 07, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026