CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-9459
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-11-06
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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-22
Description
In Attachment of Attachment.java and getFilePath of EmlAttachmentProvider.java, there is a possible Elevation of Privilege due to a path traversal error. This could lead to a remote escalation of privilege 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-66230183.
Affected configurations
• google android 6.0
• google android 6.0.1
• google android 7.0
• google android 7.1.1
• google android 7.1.2
• google android 8.0
• google android 8.1
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01 Vendor Advisory