What is CVE-2018-14825?

CVE-2018-14825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2018-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-14825?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2018-14825

On Honeywell Mobile Computers (CT60 running Android OS 7.1, CN80 running Android OS 7.1, CT40 running Android OS 7.1, CK75 running Android OS 6.0, CN75 running Android OS 6.0, CN75e running Android OS 6.0, CT50 running Android OS 6.0, D75e running Android OS 6.0, CT50 running Android OS 4.4, D75e running Android OS 4.4, CN51 running Android OS 6.0, EDA50k running Android 4.4, EDA50 running Android OS 7.1, EDA50k running Android OS 7.1, EDA70 running Android OS 7.1, EDA60k running Android OS 7.1, and EDA51 running Android OS 8.1), a skilled attacker with advanced knowledge of the target system could exploit this vulnerability by creating an application that would successfully bind to the service and gain elevated system privileges. This could enable the attacker to obtain access to keystrokes, passwords, personal identifiable information, photos, emails, or business-critical documents.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2018-09-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.1.0, 6.0, 4.4
Honeywell Ck75
Honeywell Cn51
Honeywell Cn75
Honeywell Cn75e
Honeywell Cn80
Honeywell Ct40
Honeywell Ct50
Honeywell Ct60
Honeywell D75e

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2018-016 (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105767 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-256-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14825?: CVE-2018-14825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2018-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-14825?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.