CVE-2018-9477 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2018-9477 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

In the development options section of the Settings app, there is a possible authentication bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

EPSS 0.01% · 0.3th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

0.01%

0.3th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	8, 8.1
google	android	8.1, 8.0
google	android	8.1, 9.0, 7.0

Timeline

Sep 5, 2018 CVE Published
Nov 20, 2024 PoC Published
Nov 21, 2024 EPSS Score
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References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01 advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01 advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9477 advisory

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