In checkGrantUriPermissionLocked of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass.

published 2018-10-02 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-21086

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits: 0; none known

In checkGrantUriPermissionLocked of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-111934948

Patch / fix

links 1

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/962fb40991f15be4f688d960aa00073… commit

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Google Inc. Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/base/+/962fb40991f15be4f688d960aa00073683ebdd20
patch
source.android.com /security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C
securityfocus.com /bid/105484
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-9492
NVD CVE-2018-9492

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Summary