An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android system (art). Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID A-64211847.
CVE-2017-13156
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 97.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 6, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (6)
- security@androidhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155189/Android-Janus-APK-Signature-Bypass.html
- security@androidhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102109
- security@androidhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155189/Android-Janus-APK-Signature-Bypass.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102109
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)
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Publicly available exploits
(8 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (6 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCnictjh/threatDemosFirst seen Aug 1, 2025
Comprehensive Android security vulnerability demonstrations featuring CVE-2017-13156 (Janus), broadcast receiver exploitation, external storage threats, and rooted device attacks. Educational PoCs with working code, exploitation scripts, and security controls for developers and researchers. To be updated...
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCl1ackerronin/Janus-Vulnerability-CVE-2017-13156-ExploitFirst seen Feb 20, 2024
Android Application Vulnerability Exploit
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCM507/CVE-2017-13156First seen Jun 10, 2022
To determine if an APK is vulnerable to CVE-2017-13156
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCtea9/CVE-2017-13156-JanusFirst seen Sep 3, 2020
CVE-2017-13156-Janus复现
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-47601✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 8, 2019
Android Janus - APK Signature Bypass (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCgiacomoferretti/janus-toolkitFirst seen Aug 25, 2019
A collection of tools for the Janus exploit [CVE-2017-13156].
Open source ↗ - Open source ↗GitHub PoCxyzAsian/Janus-CVE-2017-13156First seen Dec 29, 2017
- Metasploitexploit/android/local/janus✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 31, 2017
Android Janus APK Signature bypass
Open source ↗
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