CVE-2018-9445

highpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

0.82% (57th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

15 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.2

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.06.8mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.9 · impact 5.9

v3.06.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.16.8mediumAV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USprimaryCWE-22US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-45192Android - Directory Traversal over USB via Injection in blkid Outputfunctional · exploit_db

affected products (15)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Google Inc. Android≤ Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1enisa_euvdEU
Google Inc Android≤ 8.1fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 8.0fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 7.1.2fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 7.1.1fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 7.0fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 6.0.1fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 6.0fstec_bduRU
google android= 6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android= 6.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android= 7.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android= 7.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android= 8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2018-11-06modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01 cnnvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432 enisa_euvd
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01 enisa_euvd
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45192/enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01PatchVendor Advisorynvd
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45192/ExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd

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