VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-9580

A Elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC bootloader.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.45%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A Elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC bootloader. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-76222002.

CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: google/android
Source: security@android.com

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-11-01Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-11-01Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.