What is CVE-2018-11906?

CVE-2018-11906 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-11906?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2018-11906

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, there is a security concern with default privileged access to ADB and debug-fs.

Published 2018-11-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/meta-qti-bsp/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11906?: CVE-2018-11906 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-11906?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.