CVE-2019-9407 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

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.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fgf6-p7j4-p25h.

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