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CVE-2018-14998

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.73%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-12-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2018-14998
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
0.73%
Android

Original NVD Description

The Leagoo P1 Android device with a build fingerprint of sp7731c_1h10_32v4_bird:6.0/MRA58K/android.20170629.214736:user/release-keys contains a hidden root privilege escalation capability to achieve command execution as the root user. They have made modifications that allow a user with physical access to the device to obtain a root shell via ADB by modifying read-only system properties at runtime. Specifically, modifying the ro.debuggable and the ro.secure system properties to a certain value and then restarting the ADB daemon allows for a root shell to be obtained via ADB.