CVE-2018-9438
When a device connects only over WiFi VPN, the device may not receive security updates due to some incorrect checks. This could lead to a…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 0.19%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 91% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
When a device connects only over WiFi VPN, the device may not receive security updates due to some incorrect checks. This could lead to a local denial of service of security updates with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.1 Android ID: A-78644887.
Timeline
ID reserved
By google_android
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.19% · top 91% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
- affected Android-8.1
References
References2
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1041432 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-21032 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2018-9438)Record last updated .