CVE-2019-9269 Auth bypass in Android
A cached Linux user ID in Android System Settings allows local attackers to bypass permissions and escalate privileges with user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-9269?
CVE-2019-9269 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In System Settings, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a cached Linux user ID. This could lead to a local permissions bypass with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-36899497
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9269?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9269?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9269 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-2019-9269 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9269 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v8x6-q5h8-f7r9.