CVE-2019-14783 Privilege escalation in n/a
A malicious application can create privileged files via FotaAgent on Samsung devices, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14783?
CVE-2019-14783 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), and O(8.x), P(9.0) software, FotaAgent allows a malicious application to create privileged files. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14764.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14783?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14783?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-14783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5pw2-g6v6-27fv.