# CVE-2017-4895: Security feature bypass in Airwatch Agent

> Attackers can bypass root detection on Android devices, gaining unrestricted access to local security controls and data within the Airwatch Agent.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x4pp-3f3f-3xwg

## What is CVE-2017-4895?

CVE-2017-4895 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Airwatch Agent, published on 10 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Airwatch Agent for Android contains a vulnerability that may allow a device to bypass root detection. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in an enrolled device having unrestricted access over local Airwatch security controls and data.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4895?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Vmware Airwatch Agent, Vmware Airwatch Inbox.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-4895?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-4895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in VMware Airwatch Agent

- [CVE-2018-6968](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6968/): Code injection in AirWatch Agent (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-4896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4896/): Information disclosure in Airwatch Console (low 3.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-4895 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-4895 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Airwatch Agent, published on 10 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware Airwatch Agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4895/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4895/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-4895
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4895
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-4895

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4895/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.