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CVE-2018-9382

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-01-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In multiple functions of WifiServiceImpl.java, there is a possible way to activate Wi-Fi hotspot from a non-owner profile due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

• Android: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01

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