CVE-2018-9469
In multiple functions of ShortcutService.java, there is a possible creation of a spoofed shortcut...
In multiple functions of ShortcutService.java, there is a possible creation of a spoofed shortcut due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in a privileged app with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In multiple functions of ShortcutService.java, there is a possible creation of a spoofed shortcut due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in a privileged app with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2018-9469- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In multiple functions of ShortcutService.java, there is a possible creation of a spoofed shortcut due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in a privileged app with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2018-9469- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-21063
In multiple functions of ShortcutService.java, there is a possible creation of a spoofed shortcut due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in a privileged app with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2018-21063- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmcm-f4m7-v52m
In multiple functions of ShortcutService.java, there is a possible creation of a spoofed shortcut...
In multiple functions of ShortcutService.java, there is a possible creation of a spoofed shortcut due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in a privileged app with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-pmcm-f4m7-v52m- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-9469 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published November 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.08%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.