CVE-2018-11277

In Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDA660, the com.qualcomm.embms is a vendor package deployed in the system image which has an inadequate permission level and allows any application installed from Play Store to request this permission at install-time. The system application interfaces with the Radio Interface Layer leading to potential access control issue.

Published: 2018-09-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-11277 is rated Low Risk (33.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11277

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.17% +0.13%
2 2025-03-30 0.07% 0.04% -0.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11277

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11277

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11277

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm msm8909w_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8996au_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd210_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd212_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd205_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd430_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd430_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd450_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd450_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd615_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd615_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd616_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd616_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd415_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd415_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd617_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd617_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd625_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd625_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd650_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd652_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd652_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd810_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd810_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd820_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd820_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd820a_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd820a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd835_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd835_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd845_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd845_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sda660_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sda660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-11277

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