CVE-2018-21039

HIGH

Samsung Android N(7.0) - Unauthenticated Lockscreen Bypass via Quick Tools Compass Feature

Title source: llm

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) software. With the Location permission for the compass feature in Quick Tools (aka QuickTools), an attacker can bypass the lockscreen. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12053 (December 2018).

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0041

EPSS Percentile 32.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-863

Status published

Products (1)

google/android 7.0

Published Apr 08, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026