CVE-2018-9477

Summary

CVE-2018-9477 is a vulnerability affecting the Settings app that allows for local privilege escalation. In the development options section of the app, a missing permission check creates an opportunity for authentication bypass. With no additional execution privileges required, exploitation necessitates user interaction, making it a potential threat to system security.

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