CVE-2018-9461: Google Android

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In onAttachFragment of ShareIntentActivity.java, there is a possible way for an app to read files in the messages app due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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 2025-01-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.