CVE-2019-9272 Auth bypass in Android
A permissions bypass in Android WiFi allows local attackers to leak WiFi state and determine device location without user interaction or additional privileges.
- 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-2019-9272?
CVE-2019-9272 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In WiFi, there is a possible leak of WiFi state due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to a local information disclosure which could be used to determine device location with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-11596047
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9272 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-2019-9272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-85wj-c2g2-23c7.