{"id":"CVE-2014-8609","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2014-8609","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:52:51.586Z","title":"The addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does not properly create a PendingIntent, which allows attackers to use the SYSTEM uid for broadcasting an intent with…","description":"The addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does not properly create a PendingIntent, which allows attackers to use the SYSTEM uid for broadcasting an intent with arbitrary component, action, or category information via a third-party authenticator in a crafted application, aka Bug 17356824.","published":"2014-12-15T18:59:18.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:17:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00648,"percentile":0.50779,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/81","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129281/Android-Settings-Pendingintent-Leak.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/81","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=158","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/f5d3e74ecc2b973941d8adbe40c6b23094b5abb7","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8609","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}