CVE-2018-9339 Privilege escalation in Android

What is CVE-2018-9339?

CVE-2018-9339 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In writeTypedArrayList and readTypedArrayList of Parcel.java, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to type confusion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-843, CWE-704

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9339?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9339?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9339 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-9339 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9339 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-v38r-cmm6-v8c3.