CVE-2017-13209: Google Android

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the ServiceManager::add function in the hardware service manager, there is an insecure permissions check based on the PID of the caller which could allow an application or service to replace a HAL service with its own service. This could lead to a local elevation of privilege enabling code execution as a privileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-68217907.

Affected products

• Google Android: version 8.0 only; version 8.1 only

Published 2018-01-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.