CVE-2018-14998 describes a hidden root privilege escalation vulnerability in the Leagoo P1 Android device. This flaw allows an attacker with physical access to the device to gain a root shell by modifying specific read-only system properties (ro.debuggable and ro.secure) and restarting the ADB daemon. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating that it requires physical access (AV:P) but is easy to exploit (AC:L) with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:leagoo:p1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.