CVE-2018-9445: Google Android

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In readMetadata of Utils.cpp, there is a possible path traversal bug due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege when mounting a USB device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-80436257.

Affected products

• Google Android: version 6.0 only; version 6.0.1 only; version 7.0 only; version 7.1.1 only; version 7.1.2 only; version 8.0 only; …

Published 2018-11-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.