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CVE-2018-9465

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-9465 describes a memory corruption vulnerability, specifically a use-after-free in the Android kernel's binder.c component, affecting Android devices. This flaw allows for local escalation of privilege without requiring user interaction or additional execution privileges. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
11.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0021 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-9465Moderate

kernel: Use-after-free in drivers/android/binder.c

Aug 5, 2018

References

source.android.com / security/bulletin/2018-08-01
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1041432
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry