CVE-2014-0900 — The Device Administrator code in Android before 4.4.1_r1 might allow attackers to spoof device administrators and consequently bypass MDM restrictions by leveraging failure to update the mAdminMap data structure

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The Device Administrator code in Android before 4.4.1_r1 might allow attackers to spoof device administrators and consequently bypass MDM restrictions by leveraging failure to update the mAdminMap data structure

Published Apr 20, 2018

8.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.48%

Description

The Device Administrator code in Android before 4.4.1_r1 might allow attackers to spoof device administrators and consequently bypass MDM restrictions by leveraging failure to update the mAdminMap data structure.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.48% 0.00477

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00477

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	0.48% (0.00477)	38.94th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.49% (0.00493)	38.24th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.11% (0.00106)	26.33th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.09% (0.00087)	38.96th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 28, 2024	0.09% (0.00087)	37.56th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.09% (0.00087)	35.56th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (1)

https://securityintelligence.com/how-to-cheat-your-mdm-compliance-without-a-password/
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://securityintelligence.com/how-to-cheat-your-mdm-compliance-without-a-password/		x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner ibm

Published Apr 20, 2018

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jan 6, 2014

Link CVE-2014-0900

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-0900

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-0900