CVE-2017-18680
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (tablets) software....
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (tablets) software. The lockscreen interface allows Add User actions, leading to an unintended ability to access user data in external storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7797 (March 2017).
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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (tablets) software. The lockscreen interface allows Add User actions, leading to an unintended ability to access user data in external storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7797 (March 2017).
- Record
CVE-2017-18680- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (tablets) software. The lockscreen interface allows Add User actions, leading to an unintended ability to access user data in external storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7797 (March 2017).
- Record
CVE-2017-18680- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9771 No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (tablets) software. The lockscreen interface allows Add User actions, leading to an unintended ability to access user data in external storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7797 (March 2017).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9771- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5f9-j6gp-h4q7 No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (tablets) software....
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) (tablets) software. The lockscreen interface allows Add User actions, leading to an unintended ability to access user data in external storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7797 (March 2017).
- Record
GHSA-m5f9-j6gp-h4q7- 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-2017-18680 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Google Android, published April 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.