CVE-2017-0528 describes a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android kernel security subsystem (Kernel-3.18). A local malicious application could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code within a privileged process, effectively bypassing kernel-level defense-in-depth mechanisms. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring user interaction. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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