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CVE-2018-9461
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 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: 2025-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-362
Description
In onAttachFragment of ShareIntentActivity.java, there is a possible way for an app to read files in the messages app due to a race condition. 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, 8.0 (+1)
References
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