CVE-2018-9445

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

In readMetadata of Utils.cpp, there is a possible path traversal bug due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege when mounting a USB device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-80436257.

Affected products

Android: 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0 (+1)

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45192/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45192/

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