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CVE-2019-2114

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• 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: 2019-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

In the default privileges of NFC, there is a possible local bypass of user interaction requirements on package installation due to a default permission. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by installing an application with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-123700348

Affected products

• Android: 8.0, 8.1, 9.0

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01
• https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2019/10/24/nfc-beaming-bypasses-security-controls-in-android-cve-2019-2114/
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01
• https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2019/10/24/nfc-beaming-bypasses-security-controls-in-android-cve-2019-2114/

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