The Backup and Restore feature in Mobotap Dolphin Browser for Android 12.0.2 suffers from an arbitrary file write vulnerability when attempting to restore browser settings from a malicious Dolphin Browser backup file
Published Dec 11, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.96%
Description
The Backup and Restore feature in Mobotap Dolphin Browser for Android 12.0.2 suffers from an arbitrary file write vulnerability when attempting to restore browser settings from a malicious Dolphin Browser backup file. This arbitrary file write vulnerability allows an attacker to overwrite a specific executable in the Dolphin Browser's data directory with a crafted malicious executable. Every time the Dolphin Browser is launched, it will attempt to run the malicious executable from disk, thus executing the attacker's code.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.96% (0.00956) | 60.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.96% (0.00956) | 59.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 54.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 53.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 51.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 48.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 51.63th | 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 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 10.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2017-001.md x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2017-001.md | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
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