What is CVE-2018-9486?

CVE-2018-9486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-9486?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2018-9486

In hidh_l2cif_data_ind of hidh_conn.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure over bluetooth with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.2% 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 — versions 7.0, 8.0, 7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9486?: CVE-2018-9486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-9486?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.