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CVE-2018-9487

This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.15%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In setVpnForcedLocked of Vpn.java, there is a possible blocking of internet traffic through vpn due to a bad uid check. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.15% probability · 4th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
google/android
Source
security@android.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.15%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.