CVE-2018-9490

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-704

Description

In CollectValuesOrEntriesImpl of elements.cc, there is possible remote code execution due to type confusion. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-111274046

Affected products

Android: 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105484
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/chromium-libpac/+/948d4753664cc4e6b33cc3de634ac8fd5f781382%2C
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/v8/+/a24543157ae2cdd25da43e20f4e48a07481e6ceb
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105484
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/chromium-libpac/+/948d4753664cc4e6b33cc3de634ac8fd5f781382%2C
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/v8/+/a24543157ae2cdd25da43e20f4e48a07481e6ceb
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C

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