CVEvulnerability

CVE-2018-9458

7.8 HIGH Published 2018-11-06 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-11-06
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-1021

Description

In computeFocusedWindow of RootWindowContainer.java, and related functions, there is possible interception of keypresses due to focus being on the wrong window. This could lead to local escalation of privilege revealing the user's keypresses while the screen was locked with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-71786287.

Affected configurations

• google android 8.0 • google android 8.1

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames weakness

References