CVE-2018-18698

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Published Dec 24, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered on Xiaomi Mi A1 tissot_sprout:8.1.0/OPM1.171019.026/V9.6.4.0.ODHMIFE devices. They store cleartext Wi-Fi passwords in logcat during the process of setting up the phone as a hotspot.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:mi:xiaomi_mi-a1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:mi:xiaomi_mi-a1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-10414	An issue was discovered on Xiaomi Mi A1 tissot_sprout:8.1.0/OPM1.171019.026/V9.6.4.0.ODHMIFE devices. They store cleartext Wi-Fi passwords in logcat during the process of setting up the phone as a hotspot.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.082% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/0x5h1v4m/CVE-ID-s/blob/master/CVE-2018-18698/MI%20A1.txt

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mi Xiaomi Mi-a1 Xiaomi Mi-a1 Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-522

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:16 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 24, 2018, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:16 AM
Reserved: Oct 26, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 24, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:47 AM

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