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CVE-2018-9458

N/A

Published: November 6, 2018 at 05:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:06 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

Description

In computeFocusedWindow of RootWindowContainer.java, and related functions, there is possible interception of keypresses due to focus being on the wrong window. This could lead to local escalation of privilege revealing the user's keypresses while the screen was locked with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-71786287.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Android · Google

95%

8.0 8.1 Android-8.0 Android-8.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01

CVSS

6.8MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-1021

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