Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-9445 is an Android flaw where mounting a crafted USB device could let a local attacker gain higher privileges. It affects Android 6.0 through 8.1. The sources do not provide a CVSS score, but the no-interaction local privilege escalation path makes it important for older Android fleets. Exposure is most likely on Android 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.x, 8.0, and 8.1 devices that have not received the August 2018 Android security fixes or vendor-equivalent updates. Treat this as high priority for legacy Android environments, especially shared, field, kiosk, or physically accessible devices. Patched modern devices should be lower concern, but unsupported devices remain a business risk. Mitigation focus: Apply Android security updates from the August 2018 bulletin or vendor-equivalent patches.; Prioritize replacement or isolation of unsupported Android 6.x through 8.1 devices.; Restrict use of untrusted USB devices on affected Android assets..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 45192CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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