An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software
Published Apr 7, 2020
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. An attacker can boot a device with root privileges because the bootloader for the Qualcomm MSM8998 chipset lacks an integrity check of the system image, aka the "SamFAIL" issue. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-10465 (November 2017).
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 18.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00281) | 20.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 39.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 39.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 37.77th | 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 |
References (2)
- https://androidcommunity.com/samfail-method-gives-root-access-to-samsung-galaxy-note-8-snapdragon-variant-20171009/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://androidcommunity.com/samfail-method-gives-root-access-to-samsung-galaxy-note-8-snapdragon-variant-20171009/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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