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CVE-2019-16401

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Samsung Galaxy S8 plus (Android version: 8.0.0, Build Number: R16NW.G955USQU5CRG3, Baseband Vendor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, Baseband: G955USQU5CRG3), Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android version: 4.3, Build Number: JSS15J.I9300XXUGND5, Baseband Vendor: Samsung Exynos 4412, Baseband: I9300XXUGNA8), and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Android version: 4.3, Build Number: JSS15J.I9300XUGND5, Baseband Vendor: Samsung Exynos 4412, Baseband: N7100DDUFND1) devices allow injection of AT+CIMI and AT+CGSN over Bluetooth, leaking sensitive information such as IMSI, IMEI, call status, call setup stage, internet service status, signal strength, current roaming status, battery level, and call held status.

Affected products

• Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Firmware: all versions
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Firmware: all versions
• Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Firmware: all versions

References

• https://www.openconf.org/acsac2019/modules/request.php?module=oc_program&action=summary.php&id=210
• https://www.openconf.org/acsac2019/modules/request.php?module=oc_program&action=summary.php&id=210

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