CVE-2017-18646
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software. An attacker...
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software. An attacker can bypass the password requirement for tablet user switching by folding the magnetic cover. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10602 (December 2017).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software. An attacker can bypass the password requirement for tablet user switching by folding the magnetic cover. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10602 (December 2017).
- Record
CVE-2017-18646- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software. An attacker can bypass the password requirement for tablet user switching by folding the magnetic cover. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10602 (December 2017).
- Record
CVE-2017-18646- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9737 No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software. An attacker can bypass the password requirement for tablet user switching by folding the magnetic cover. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10602 (December 2017).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9737- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-435p-pf44-5x2x No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software. An attacker...
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.x) and N(7.x) software. An attacker can bypass the password requirement for tablet user switching by folding the magnetic cover. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10602 (December 2017).
- Record
GHSA-435p-pf44-5x2x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18646 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Google Android, published April 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.