What is CVE-2018-18698?

CVE-2018-18698 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mi Xiaomi Mi-A1, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-18698?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mi Xiaomi Mi-A1

CVE-2018-18698

An issue was discovered on Xiaomi Mi A1 tissot_sprout:8.1.0/OPM1.171019.026/V9.6.4.0.ODHMIFE devices. They store cleartext Wi-Fi passwords in logcat during the process of setting up the phone as a hotspot.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mi Xiaomi_mi-a1
Mi Xiaomi_mi-a1_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18698?: CVE-2018-18698 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mi Xiaomi Mi-A1, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-18698?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.