CVE-2017-0593 — An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs could enable a local malicious application to obtain access to custom permissions

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HIGH

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs could enable a local malicious application to obtain access to custom permissions

Published May 12, 2017

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.46%

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs could enable a local malicious application to obtain access to custom permissions. This issue is rated as High because it is a general bypass for operating system protections that isolate application data from other applications. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-34114230.

Affected products

Vendor Google Inc. Product Android Default
n/a
- Version
  6.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.0.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  7.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  7.1.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  7.1.2
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Google Inc.

Android

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
6.0	affected	-
6.0.1	affected	-
7.0	affected	-
7.1.1	affected	-
7.1.2	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.46% 0.00456

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00456

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (9 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.46% (0.00456)	37.23th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.46% (0.00456)	38.87th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.05% (0.00054)	22.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 20, 2024	0.05% (0.00054)	22.14th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00054)	20.10th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.26% (0.00258)	2.22th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.26% (0.00258)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98126
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98126		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory