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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-21052 json

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.X) (Exynos chipsets) software.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-13570

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.X) (Exynos chipsets) software. There is incorrect usage of shared memory in the vaultkeeper Trustlet, leading to arbitrary code execution. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12855 (October 2018).

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Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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