CVE-2017-18673: Google Android

Low severity, CVSS 2.4. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) software. An attacker can disable the Location service on a locked device, making it impossible for the rightful owner to find a stolen device. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8524 (May 2017).

Affected products

• Google Android: version 7.0 only; version 7.1.0 only; version 7.1.1 only; version 7.1.2 only

Published 2020-04-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.