CVE-2017-4895
Airwatch Agent for Android contains a vulnerability that may allow a device to bypass root detection.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Airwatch Agent for Android contains a vulnerability that may allow a device to bypass root detection. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in an enrolled device having unrestricted access over local Airwatch security controls and data.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vmware/airwatch agent · vmware/airwatch inbox
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS 0.4% 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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95892Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037738
- http://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95892Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037738
- http://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.