CVE-2018-9458

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In computeFocusedWindow of RootWindowContainer.java, and related functions, there is possible interception of keypresses due to focus being on the wrong window. This could lead to local escalation of privilege revealing the user's keypresses while the screen was locked with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-71786287.

En computeFocusedWindow de RootWindowContainer.java,y las funciones relacionadas, hay una posible interceptación de las pulsaciones de tecla debido a que se el foco se pone sobre la ventana incorrecta. Esto podría conducir a un escalado de privilegios local que revela las pulsaciones de tecla del usuario mientras la pantalla estaba bloqueada, sin necesitar privilegios de ejecución adicionales. No se necesita interacción del usuario para explotarlo. Producto: Versiones de Android: Android-8.0 y Android-8.1. Android ID: A-71786287.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-04-05 CVE Reserved
2018-11-06 CVE Published
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-1021: Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01	2019-10-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				8.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				8.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "8.1"		-		Affected