CVE-2018-9377

Local metadata disclosure via pending intent handling

Published Nov 28, 2024 · Updated Apr 3, 2025

Information disclosure in Android 6 through 8.1 allows local users to access user metadata through a pending intent. ActivityManagerService.getIntentForIntentSender exposes the metadata while resolving the pending intent, but the precise validation failure is undisclosed. No additional execution privileges or user interaction are required, and the published consequence is local access to user metadata.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Android 6 through 8.1 allows local users to access user metadata through a pending intent. ActivityManagerService.getIntentForIntentSender exposes the metadata while resolving the pending intent, but the precise validation failure is undisclosed. No additional execution privileges or user interaction are required, and the published consequence is local access to user metadata.

The record

CVE
CVE-2018-9377
Published
Nov 28, 2024
Updated
Apr 3, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-908, T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6
  2. Affected versionversion=6.0.1
  3. Affected versionversion=7
  4. Affected versionversion=7.1.1
  5. Affected versionversion=7.1.2
  6. Affected versionversion=8
  7. Affected versionversion=8.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=6; version=6.0.1; version=7; version=7.1.1; version=7.1.2; version=8; version=8.1

Published CVSS scores

8.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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