An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.x) (Exynos chipsets) software. There is an invalid free in the fingerprint Trustlet, leading to arbitrary code execution. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12853 (October 2018).
Severity
CVSS 3.1
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 58% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)