CVE-2018-9468
In query of DownloadManager.java, there is a possible read/write of arbitrary files due to a...
In query of DownloadManager.java, there is a possible read/write of arbitrary files due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure and file rewriting with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.1
In query of DownloadManager.java, there is a possible read/write of arbitrary files due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure and file rewriting with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2018-9468- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
7.7
In query of DownloadManager.java, there is a possible read/write of arbitrary files due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure and file rewriting with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2018-9468- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-21062
7.7
In query of DownloadManager.java, there is a possible read/write of arbitrary files due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure and file rewriting with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2018-21062- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3w8x-p539-469j
7.7
In query of DownloadManager.java, there is a possible read/write of arbitrary files due to a...
In query of DownloadManager.java, there is a possible read/write of arbitrary files due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure and file rewriting with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-3w8x-p539-469j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | IOActive/AOSP-DownloadProviderHijacker | 2019-03-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-9468 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Google Android, published November 20, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.