CVE-2018-6241

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.0

Exploitation probability0.22 %higher than 12% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

NVIDIA Tegra Gralloc module contains a vulnerability in driver in which it does not validate input parameter of the registerbuffer API, which may lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges. Android ID: A-62540032 Severity Rating: High Version: N/A.

CVSS

Base score: 7.8
Version: 3.0
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.22 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 12
Score date: 10/21/2026

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).

Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

CWE-20

References

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