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CVE-2019-2120

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability0.17 %higher than 6% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

In OatFileAssistant::GenerateOatFile of oat_file_assistant.cc, there is a possible file corruption issue due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9. Android ID: A-130821293.

CVSS

Base score
7.8
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.17 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
6
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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