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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-17401 · published 23 September 2018

CVE-2018-17401: Phonepe weak password recovery vulnerability

Phonepe · Phonepe

The PhonePe wallet (aka com.PhonePe.app) application 3.0.6 through 3.3.26 for Android might allow attackers to perform Account Takeover attacks by exploiting its Forgot Password feature. NOTE: the vendor says that, to exploit this, the user has to explicitly install a malicious app and provide accessibility permission to the malicious app, that the Android platform provides fair warnings to the users before turning on accessibility for any application, and that it believes it is similar to installing malicious keyboards, or malicious apps taking screenshots

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.2% · top 32.3% CWE-640 · Weak password recovery
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The PhonePe wallet (aka com.PhonePe.app) application 3.0.6 through 3.3.26 for Android might allow attackers to perform Account Takeover attacks by exploiting its Forgot Password feature. NOTE: the vendor says that, to exploit this, the user has to explicitly install a malicious app and provide accessibility permission to the malicious app, that the Android platform provides fair warnings to the users before turning on accessibility for any application, and that it believes it is similar to installing malicious keyboards, or malicious apps taking screenshots

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/magicj3lly/appexploits/blob/master/PhonePe%20Authentication%20Bypass-2.pdf Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/magicj3lly/appexploits/blob/master/PhonePe%20Authentication%20Bypass-2.pdf Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-17401), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.