{"id":"CVE-2018-9490","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-9490","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:47:48.554Z","title":"In CollectValuesOrEntriesImpl of elements.cc, there is possible remote code execution due to type confusion.","description":"In CollectValuesOrEntriesImpl of elements.cc, there is possible remote code execution due to type confusion. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is 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-111274046","published":"2018-10-02T19:29:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:06:48.000Z","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-704"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.01443,"percentile":0.7311,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.02834,"percentile":0.85942},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.01443,"percentile":0.7209}]},"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 (1.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105484","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/chromium-libpac/+/948d4753664cc4e6b33cc3de634ac8fd5f781382%2C","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/v8/+/a24543157ae2cdd25da43e20f4e48a07481e6ceb","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105484","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/chromium-libpac/+/948d4753664cc4e6b33cc3de634ac8fd5f781382%2C","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/v8/+/a24543157ae2cdd25da43e20f4e48a07481e6ceb","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9490","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."}