The addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does not properly create a PendingIntent, which allows attackers to use the SYSTEM uid for broadcasting an intent with arbitrary component, action, or category information via a third-party authenticator in a crafted application, aka Bug 17356824
Published Dec 15, 2014
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.64%
Description
The addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does not properly create a PendingIntent, which allows attackers to use the SYSTEM uid for broadcasting an intent with arbitrary component, action, or category information via a third-party authenticator in a crafted application, aka Bug 17356824.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.4.4
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.3
- 4.3.1
- 4.4
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 48.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 45.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 61.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.37% (0.02374) | 74.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 61.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 2.37% (0.02374) | 83.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 46.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 1.30% (0.01304) | 77.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00139) | 31.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 43.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 42.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01669) | 76.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01669) | 75.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.67% (0.01669) | 73.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.67% (0.01669) | 53.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/81 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/81 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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