{"id":"CVE-2018-11277","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-11277","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:19:19.348Z","title":"In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDA660, the com.qualcomm.embms is a vendor package…","description":"In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDA660, the com.qualcomm.embms is a vendor package deployed in the system image which has an inadequate permission level and allows any application installed from Play Store to request this permission at install-time. The system application interfaces with the Radio Interface Layer leading to potential access control issue.","published":"2018-09-20T13:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:35:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@qualcomm.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["qualcomm/msm8909w firmware","qualcomm/msm8996au firmware","qualcomm/sd210 firmware","qualcomm/sd212 firmware","qualcomm/sd205 firmware","qualcomm/sd430 firmware","qualcomm/sd450 firmware","qualcomm/sd615 firmware","qualcomm/sd616 firmware","qualcomm/sd415 firmware","qualcomm/sd617 firmware","qualcomm/sd625 firmware","qualcomm/sd650 firmware","qualcomm/sd652 firmware","qualcomm/sd810 firmware","qualcomm/sd820 firmware","qualcomm/sd820a firmware","qualcomm/sd835 firmware","qualcomm/sd845 firmware","qualcomm/sda660 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.0017,"percentile":0.06364,"date":"2026-10-27","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 (0.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@qualcomm.com"},{"url":"https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11277","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."}