CVE-2019-14783 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

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.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5pw2-g6v6-27fv.

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