{"id":"CVE-2018-9458","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-9458","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:47:52.693Z","title":"This could lead to local escalation of privilege revealing the user's keypresses while the screen was locked with no additional execution privileges needed.","description":"In computeFocusedWindow of RootWindowContainer.java, and related functions, there is possible interception of keypresses due to focus being on the wrong window. This could lead to local escalation of privilege revealing the user's keypresses while the screen was locked with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-71786287.","published":"2018-11-06T17:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:06:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-1021"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.0057,"percentile":0.47001,"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 (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9458","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."}