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high7.8

CVE-2018-9477

In the development options section of the Settings app, there is a possible authentication bypass due to a missing permission check.

Impact

In the development options section of the Settings app, there is a possible authentication bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
GoogleAndroid
Versions 8.0, 8.1

Weakness classification

References