CVE-2018-9488 is a permissions bypass vulnerability in the SELinux configuration of crash_dump.te, affecting Android versions 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0. This flaw allows for a local escalation of privilege to System, requiring initial low-level privileges but no user interaction for exploitation. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-45379) exists on ExploitDB, and it has a FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100, suggesting a high potential for exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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.