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CVE-2019-1985

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In findAvailSpellCheckerLocked of TextServicesManagerService.java, there is a possible way to bypass the warning dialog when selecting an untrusted spell checker due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0Android ID: A-118694079

Affected products

• Android: 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-03-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-03-01

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