VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9821

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-08-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The National Payments Corporation of India BHIM application 1.3 for Android relies on three hardcoded strings (AK-NPCIMB, IM-NPCIBM, and VK-NPCIBM) for SMS validation, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass authentication.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Primary references