CVE-2019-9378 Auth bypass in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges in Android via a permission bypass in the Activity Manager service without user interaction.

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-2019-9378?

CVE-2019-9378 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, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Activity Manager service, there is a possible permission bypass due to incorrect permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-124539196

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9378?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9378?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9378 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-2019-9378 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mq2h-mvwp-f4fh.

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