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CVE-2019-9461

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.5)—
Severity6.5Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability1.50 %higher than 74% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

In the Android kernel in VPN routing there is a possible information disclosure. This could lead to remote information disclosure by an adjacent network attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS

Base score
6.5
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
1.50 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
74
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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