# CVE-2018-14825: Privilege escalation in Mobile Computers

> A malicious application can bind to a service to gain elevated privileges and access sensitive user data on Honeywell mobile computers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pgj6-qxjh-54j3

## What is CVE-2018-14825?

CVE-2018-14825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Honeywell Mobile Computers, published on 24 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

On Honeywell Mobile Computers (CT60 running Android OS 7.1, CN80 running Android OS 7.1, CT40 running Android OS 7.1, CK75 running Android OS 6.0, CN75 running Android OS 6.0, CN75e running Android OS 6.0, CT50 running Android OS 6.0, D75e running Android OS 6.0, CT50 running Android OS 4.4, D75e running Android OS 4.4, CN51 running Android OS 6.0, EDA50k running Android 4.4, EDA50 running Android OS 7.1, EDA50k running Android OS 7.1, EDA70 running Android OS 7.1, EDA60k running Android OS 7.1, and EDA51 running Android OS 8.1), a skilled attacker with advanced knowledge of the target system could exploit this vulnerability by creating an application that would successfully bind to the service and gain elevated system privileges. This could enable the attacker to obtain access to keystrokes, passwords, personal identifiable information, photos, emails, or business-critical documents.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14825?

It affects 14 products.


Products: Honeywell Ck75, Honeywell Cn51, Honeywell Cn75, Honeywell Cn75e, Honeywell Cn80, Honeywell Ct40, Honeywell Ct50, Honeywell Ct60, Honeywell D75e, Honeywell Eda50, Honeywell Eda50k, Honeywell Eda51, Honeywell Eda60k, Honeywell Eda70.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-14825?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-14825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-14825 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-14825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Honeywell Mobile Computers, published on 24 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Honeywell Mobile Computers. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14825/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14825/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14825
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14825
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14825

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14825/
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