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CVE-2019-9938

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-03-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-639

Description

The SHAREit application before 4.0.42 for Android allows a remote attacker (on the same network or joining public "open" Wi-Fi hotspots created by the application when file transfer is initiated) to download arbitrary files from the device including contacts, photos, videos, sound clips, etc. The attacker must be authenticated as a "recognized device."

Affected products

• Ushareit Shareit: before 4.0.42 — fixed in 4.0.42

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ushareit Shareit 4.0.42. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.redforce.io/shareit-vulnerabilities-enable-unrestricted-access-to-adjacent-devices-files/
• https://blog.redforce.io/shareit-vulnerabilities-enable-unrestricted-access-to-adjacent-devices-files/

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