Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-21039 - Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Google Android 7.0

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
google
CWE-863

Summary

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) software. With the Location permission for the compass feature in Quick Tools (aka QuickTools), an attacker can bypass the lockscreen. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12053 (December 2018).

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Google
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)