CVE-2014-7952
The backup mechanism in the adb tool in Android might allow attackers to inject additional...
The backup mechanism in the adb tool in Android might allow attackers to inject additional applications (APKs) and execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to filter application data streams.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The backup mechanism in the adb tool in Android might allow attackers to inject additional applications (APKs) and execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to filter application data streams.
- Record
CVE-2014-7952- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The backup mechanism in the adb tool in Android might allow attackers to inject additional applications (APKs) and execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to filter application data streams.
- Record
CVE-2014-7952- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-7802 No score
The backup mechanism in the adb tool in Android might allow attackers to inject additional applications (APKs) and execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to filter application data streams.
- Record
EUVD-2014-7802- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6c52-8fqm-4g2v
The backup mechanism in the adb tool in Android might allow attackers to inject additional...
The backup mechanism in the adb tool in Android might allow attackers to inject additional applications (APKs) and execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to filter application data streams.
- Record
GHSA-6c52-8fqm-4g2v- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-7952 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published January 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/46
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132645/ADB-Backup-APK-Injection.html
search-lab.hu/about-us/news/110-android-adb-backup-apk-injection-vulnerability
github.com/irsl/ADB-Backup-APK-Injection
securityfocus.com/bid/75705
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7952