CVE-2018-18698

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-12-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

An issue was discovered on Xiaomi Mi A1 tissot_sprout:8.1.0/OPM1.171019.026/V9.6.4.0.ODHMIFE devices. They store cleartext Wi-Fi passwords in logcat during the process of setting up the phone as a hotspot.

Affected products

Mi Xiaomi Mi-A1 Firmware: all versions

References

https://github.com/0x5h1v4m/CVE-ID-s/blob/master/CVE-2018-18698/MI%20A1.txt
https://github.com/0x5h1v4m/CVE-ID-s/blob/master/CVE-2018-18698/MI%20A1.txt

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