In the SELinux permissions of crash_dump.te, there is a permissions bypass due to a missing restriction.

published 2018-11-06 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-21082

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

In the SELinux permissions of crash_dump.te, there is a permissions bypass due to a missing restriction. This could lead to a local escalation of privilege, with System privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-110107376.

Patch / fix

links 1

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01 advisory

Timeline

2018-09-11 First public exploit (EDB-45379)
2018-11-06 Published

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-45379 Android - 'zygote->init;' Chain from USB Privilege Escalation local, 2018-09-11

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Google Inc. Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

source.android.com /security/bulletin/2018-09-01
patch, vendor-advisory
exploit-db.com /exploits/45379/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-9488
NVD CVE-2018-9488

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Summary