CVE-2019-1985 Auth bypass in Android
Local attackers can bypass security warnings to select untrusted spell checkers, leading to privilege escalation on Android devices.
- 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-2019-1985?
CVE-2019-1985 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 19 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In findAvailSpellCheckerLocked of TextServicesManagerService.java, there is a possible way to bypass the warning dialog when selecting an untrusted spell checker due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0Android ID: A-118694079
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1985?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1985?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1985 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2019-1985 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1985 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4q98-jf5r-gpmg.