The Backup and Restore feature in Mobotap Dolphin Browser for Android 12.0.2 suffers from…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Backup and Restore feature in Mobotap Dolphin Browser for Android 12.0.2 suffers from an arbitrary file write vulnerability when attempting to restore browser settings from a malicious Dolphin Browser backup file. This arbitrary file write vulnerability allows an attacker to overwrite a specific executable in the Dolphin Browser's data directory with a crafted malicious executable. Every time the Dolphin Browser is launched, it will attempt to run the malicious executable from disk, thus executing the attacker's code.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17551
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3hr-jj84-896p
References
More Changyou Dolphin vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12825 The Dolphin Browser for Android 12.0.2 suffers from an insecure parsing implementation of… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-17551 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17551 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f3hr-jj84-896p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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