CVE-2017-13156
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art). Product: Android. Versions:...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art). Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID A-64211847.
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
7.8
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art). Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID A-64211847.
- Record
CVE-2017-13156- 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
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art). Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID A-64211847.
- Record
CVE-2017-13156- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4673 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art). Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID A-64211847.
- Record
EUVD-2017-4673- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xvc2-w348-m54q
7.8
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art). Product: Android. Versions:...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art). Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID A-64211847.
- Record
GHSA-xvc2-w348-m54q- 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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Android Janus - APK Signature Bypass (Metasploit) | 2019-11-08 |
| Metasploit | Android Janus APK Signature bypass | 2017-07-31 |
| PoC in GitHub | M507/CVE-2017-13156 | 2022-06-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | giacomoferretti/janus-toolkit | 2019-08-25 |
| PoC in GitHub | hackerronin/Janus-Vulnerability-CVE-2017-13156-Exploit | 2024-02-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | nictjh/threatDemos | 2025-08-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | tea9/CVE-2017-13156-Janus | 2020-09-03 |
| PoC in GitHub | xyzAsian/Janus-CVE-2017-13156 | 2017-12-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13156 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published December 6, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.