Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes an Android privacy-locker app that could be bypassed using a built-in backdoor PIN, allowing access to files users thought were protected. Business risk depends on whether employees installed the app and stored sensitive media or documents in it.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted mobile data-exposure issue. Prioritize if employees use unmanaged Android devices or store regulated, client, or corporate media in third-party locker apps.
Technical view
The public CVE record states that smart/calculator/gallerylock/CalculatorActivity.java in “Photo,Video Locker-Calculator” through version 18 allows file access via a hard-coded backdoor PIN. The sources do not provide CVSS, CWE, package identifiers, or confirmed fixed versions.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Android devices where “Photo,Video Locker-Calculator” through version 18 is installed, especially unmanaged or BYOD devices used to store business-sensitive files.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the provided sources do not show active exploitation. The issue is still credible because the described weakness is a hard-coded bypass in a privacy app.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and a referenced public advisory. No CVSS, CWE, CPE, package name, patch statement, or exploitation evidence is present in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Android devices for the affected app and versions through 18.
- Remove the app from managed devices unless a vendor-fixed release is confirmed.
- Check vendor or app-store guidance for any patched version before allowing reinstall.
- Assess whether sensitive company files were stored in the app.
- Update mobile acceptable-use controls to block unapproved privacy locker apps.
Validation and detection
- Review MDM, EDR, or app inventory for the app name and version.
- Confirm findings against the CVE record and referenced advisory.
- Identify users who stored company-sensitive files in the app.
- Check whether mobile policies permit unmanaged file-locker applications.
- Document uncertainty where package identifiers or fixed versions are unavailable.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ds-security.com/2017/11/16/photovideo-locker-calculator-leak-of-sensitive-files/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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