{"id":"CVE-2018-9489","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-9489","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:08:33.770Z","title":"This could lead to information disclosure with no execution privileges needed.","description":"When wifi is switched, function sendNetworkStateChangeBroadcast of WifiStateMachine.java broadcasts an intent including detailed wifi network information. This could lead to information disclosure with no execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-77286245.","published":"2018-11-06T17:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:06:48.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00995,"percentile":0.62496,"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 (1.00%). 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/1041590","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2018/08/29/sensitive-data-exposure-via-wifi-broadcasts-in-android-os-cve-2018-9489/","tags":["Mitigation","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041590","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2018/08/29/sensitive-data-exposure-via-wifi-broadcasts-in-android-os-cve-2018-9489/","tags":["Mitigation","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9489","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."}