CVE-2017-0522
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in a MediaTek APK could enable a local malicious...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in a MediaTek APK could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of local arbitrary code execution in a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32916158. References: M-ALPS03032516.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in a MediaTek APK could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of local arbitrary code execution in a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32916158. References: M-ALPS03032516.
- Record
CVE-2017-0522- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in a MediaTek APK could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of local arbitrary code execution in a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32916158. References: M-ALPS03032516.
- Record
CVE-2017-0522- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0876 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in a MediaTek APK could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of local arbitrary code execution in a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32916158. References: M-ALPS03032516.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0876- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhwj-78cp-gw57
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in a MediaTek APK could enable a local malicious...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in a MediaTek APK could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of local arbitrary code execution in a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32916158. References: M-ALPS03032516.
- Record
GHSA-xhwj-78cp-gw57- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2017-0522 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published March 8, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.