Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-15000 is a privacy flaw in a preinstalled Vivo V7 screen recording app. A malicious app could cause screen recording for up to 60 minutes while making normal recording indicators mostly disappear. Exposure matters most where affected Vivo V7 devices handle credentials, customer data, or sensitive communications.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted mobile privacy risk, not a broad enterprise emergency. Prioritize if the organization uses Vivo V7 devices for privileged access, regulated data, executive communications, or customer-facing work.
Technical view
The affected Vivo V7 build includes com.vivo.smartshot version 3.0.0 with an exported ScreenRecordService. The service can record the screen and write an MP4 to a chosen location, including an attacking app's private directory. The source describes user-visible notification and floating-icon indicators being made largely transient.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to Vivo V7 devices matching the cited Android 7.1.2 build fingerprint and bundled com.vivo.smartshot version. The source bundle does not identify broader Vivo models, carrier variants, or patched firmware levels.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources describe research findings from Kryptowire/DEF CON and do not show active exploitation. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle. Exploitation would depend on an app being present on an affected device and invoking the vulnerable exported service.
Researcher notes
Evidence is specific but incomplete. The bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE, official patch version, or active exploitation evidence. Do not generalize beyond the named Vivo V7 build, package, version, and exported service without additional vendor or device testing.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory fleets for the cited Vivo V7 build fingerprint.
- Check Vivo or OEM firmware guidance for fixed builds.
- Remove affected devices from sensitive workflows until resolved.
- Restrict untrusted app installation on affected devices.
- Use MDM controls to reduce third-party app exposure where possible.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether devices match the cited Vivo V7 fingerprint.
- Check for com.vivo.smartshot version 3.0.0.
- Verify whether ScreenRecordService is exported on the device.
- Review vendor firmware notes for remediation status.
- Look for unexpected screen-recording MP4 artifacts on affected devices.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- 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.kryptowire.com/portal/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DEFCON-26-Johnson-and-Stavrou-Vulnerable-Out-of-the-Box-An-Eval-of-Android-Carrier-Devices-WP-Updated.pdfCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.kryptowire.com/portal/android-firmware-defcon-2018/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.kryptowire.com/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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