What is CVE-2018-9426?

CVE-2018-9426 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Insufficient Entropy. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-9426?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2018-9426

In RsaKeyPairGenerator::getNumberOfIterations of RSAKeyPairGenerator.java, an incorrect implementation could cause weak RSA key pairs being generated. This could lead to crypto vulnerability with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Bulletin Fix: The fix is designed to correctly implement the key generation according to FIPS standard.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 8.0, 7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-331 — Insufficient Entropy

References

security@android.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9426?: CVE-2018-9426 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Insufficient Entropy. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-9426?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.