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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-13236

In the KeyStore service, there is a permissions bypass that allows access to protected resources.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.55%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

In the KeyStore service, there is a permissions bypass that allows access to protected resources. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with system execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-68217699.

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.55% probability · 46th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 February 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-732
Affected
google/android
Source
security@android.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.55%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-43996source ↗Android - 'getpidcon' Permission Bypass in KeyStore Serviceandroid · Google Security Researchdos7 February 2018yes

References

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