CVE-2018-21039

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) software. With the Location permission for the compass feature in Quick Tools (aka QuickTools), an attacker can bypass the lockscreen. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12053 (December 2018).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-863

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 8, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-21039: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix