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CVE-2018-12445

** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android....

3.1 LowDisputed

An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in conjunction with the Android keyGenerator class is not implemented. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.1

An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in conjunction with the Android keyGenerator class is not implemented. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred

Record
CVE-2018-12445
CVSS 3.0
3.1 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in conjunction with the Android keyGenerator class is not implemented. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred

Record
CVE-2018-12445
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4416 No score

An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in conjunction with the Android keyGenerator class is not implemented. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred

Record
EUVD-2018-4416
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vf4-47vh-64rm 3.1

** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android....

** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in conjunction with the Android keyGenerator class is not implemented. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred.

Record
GHSA-8vf4-47vh-64rm
CVSS 3.0
3.1 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2018-12445 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.1) in Dropbox, published June 20, 2018. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile.

References

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