CVE-2018-21055
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996...
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996 chipsets) software. A device can be rooted with a custom image to execute arbitrary scripts in the INIT context. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11940 (September 2018).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996 chipsets) software. A device can be rooted with a custom image to execute arbitrary scripts in the INIT context. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11940 (September 2018).
- Record
CVE-2018-21055- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996 chipsets) software. A device can be rooted with a custom image to execute arbitrary scripts in the INIT context. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11940 (September 2018).
- Record
CVE-2018-21055- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13573 No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996 chipsets) software. A device can be rooted with a custom image to execute arbitrary scripts in the INIT context. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11940 (September 2018).
- Record
EUVD-2018-13573- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcqp-w2pf-vvq5 No score
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996...
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) (Qualcomm models using MSM8996 chipsets) software. A device can be rooted with a custom image to execute arbitrary scripts in the INIT context. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11940 (September 2018).
- Record
GHSA-hcqp-w2pf-vvq5- 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-2018-21055 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.