{"id":"CVE-2018-9501","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-9501","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:13:32.976Z","title":"In the SetupWizard, there is a possible Factory Reset Protection bypass due to a permissions bypass.","description":"In the SetupWizard, there is a possible Factory Reset Protection bypass due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional 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-110034419","published":"2018-10-02T19:29:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:06:49.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00224,"percentile":0.1289,"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 (0.22%). 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/105482","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/5e43341b8c7eddce88f79c9a5068362927c05b54","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"nvd@nist.gov"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105482","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/5e43341b8c7eddce88f79c9a5068362927c05b54","tags":["Patch","Vendor 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-2018-9501","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."}