CVE-2019-9281 Path traversal in Android

What is CVE-2019-9281?

CVE-2019-9281 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In GoogleContactsSyncAdapter, there is a possible path traversal due to improper input sanitization. This could lead to a bypass of user interaction requirements with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-32748076

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9281?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9281?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2019-9281 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-pv35-qw98-98c8.