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CVE-2018-6017

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6017 describes a critical vulnerability in the Tinder iOS and Android applications where images were transmitted unencrypted, allowing attackers to intercept and extract sensitive private information by sniffing network traffic. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tinder:tinder:-:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tinder:tinder:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.1CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0097 is in the 43rd percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

checkmarx.com / 2018/01/23/tinder-someone-may-watching-swipe-2
Third Party Advisory
wired.com / story/tinder-lack-of-encryption-lets-strangers-spy-on-swipes
Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory