What is CVE-2018-9467?

CVE-2018-9467 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-9467?

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

Is CVE-2018-9467 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2018-9467

In the getHost() function of UriTest.java, there is the possibility of incorrect web origin determination. This could lead to incorrect security decisions with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Published 2024-11-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 8.0, 7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

virtualpatch/virtualpatch_

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9467?: CVE-2018-9467 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-9467?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-9467 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.