CVE-2014-8609

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—PoC

Severity7.2High · CVSS 2.0

Exploitation probability0.65 %higher than 50% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitAvailableProof of concept on GitHub (unverified)

The addAccount method in src/com/android/settings/accounts/AddAccountSettings.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.0.0 does not properly create a PendingIntent, which allows attackers to use the SYSTEM uid for broadcasting an intent with arbitrary component, action, or category information via a third-party authenticator in a crafted application, aka Bug 17356824.

CVSS

Base score: 7.2
Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.65 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 50
Score date: 10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Proof of concept on GitHub (unverified) · List of proofs of concept on GitHub

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Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

CWE-264

References

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