# CVE-2015-1541: Security feature bypass in n/a

> A malicious app can bypass URI permission restrictions to read sensitive data like contacts by sending specific Intent flags.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hqp2-fj68-65cq

## What is CVE-2015-1541?

CVE-2015-1541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 1 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The AppWidgetServiceImpl implementation in com/android/server/appwidget/AppWidgetServiceImpl.java in the Settings application in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows attackers to obtain a URI permission via an application that sends an Intent with a (1) FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION or (2) FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION flag, as demonstrated by bypassing intended restrictions on reading contacts, aka internal bug 19618745.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1541?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1541?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-1541 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1541 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 1 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1541/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1541
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1541
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1541

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