CVE-2017-13165

MEDIUMNVD 5.37.8▲

5.3

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel file system. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-31269937.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 10.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 6, 2017

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

References (2)

security@androidhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-13165(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

GHSA-wwq3-f6p2-899r
GitHub Security AdvisoriesHigh
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel file system. Product: Android. Versions:...

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-02 20:11 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-02 20:11 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:49 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:49 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:28 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 00:14 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-29 13:41 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-22 21:15 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-22 21:15 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-22 21:15 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-22 07:28 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-22 07:28 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-13165?

CVE-2017-13165 is a medium vulnerability published on December 6, 2017. An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel file system. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-31269937.

When was CVE-2017-13165 disclosed?

CVE-2017-13165 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 6, 2017, with the most recent update on May 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-13165 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-13165 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-13165?

CVE-2017-13165 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.8.

How do I remediate CVE-2017-13165?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-13165, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

Dependency Blast Radius

See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2017-13165

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2017-13165?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs

CVE-2017-13165

📅 Published

🔄 Last Modified

🔗 References (2)

📣 Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-13165(1)

Weakness Classification(1)

Data Freshness Timeline

❓ Frequently asked(5)