CVE-2019-9407 Privilege escalation in Android
A local attacker can bypass permissions in Android's notification management to escalate privileges 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-2019-9407?
CVE-2019-9407 is a high-severity 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 notification management of the service manager, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by preventing user notification, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-112434609
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9407?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9407?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9407 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-9407 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9407 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgf6-p7j4-p25h.