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CVE-2017-0749

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability0.91 %higher than 60% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream Linux linux kernel. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-36007735.

CVSS

Base score
7.8
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.91 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
60
Score date
10/22/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

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