What is CVE-2018-5860?

CVE-2018-5860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-5860?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2018-5860

In the MDSS driver in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel, a data structure may be used without being initialized correctly.

Published 2018-06-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Qualcomm, Inc. Android For Msm, Firefox OS Qrd — versions All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-824 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer

References

www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/06/04/june-2018-code-aurora-security-… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5860?: CVE-2018-5860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-5860?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.