CVE-2017-5623
The attacker can change the bootmode of the device by issuing the 'fastboot oem boot_mode {rf/wlan/ftm/normal} command' in contradiction to the threat model of Android where the bootloader MUST NOT allow any security-sensitive operation to be run unless…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in OxygenOS before 4.1.0 on OnePlus 3 and 3T devices. The attacker can change the bootmode of the device by issuing the 'fastboot oem boot_mode {rf/wlan/ftm/normal} command' in contradiction to the threat model of Android where the bootloader MUST NOT allow any security-sensitive operation to be run unless the bootloader is unlocked.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- oneplus/oxygenos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 28 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/97048
- https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2017005Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97048
- https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2017005Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.