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CVE-2019-2215

A use-after-free in binder.c allows an elevation of privilege from an application to the Linux Kernel. No user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability, however exploitation does require either the installation of a malicious local application or a separate vulnerabi…

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A use-after-free in binder.c allows an elevation of privilege from an application to the Linux Kernel. No user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability, however exploitation does require either the installation of a malicious local application or a separate vulnerability in a network facing application.Product: AndroidAndroid ID: A-141720095
CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 72.10%: +0.36

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 8 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

www.trendmicro.com
Press · 25 Mar 2020, 07:00 · Review, Refocus, and Recalibrate - www.trendmicro.com
The Hacker News
Press · 07 Jan 2020, 08:00 · 3 Google Play Store Apps Exploit Android Zero-Day Used by NSO Group - The Hacker News
www.trendmicro.com
Press · 06 Jan 2020, 08:00 · First Binder Exploit Linked to SideWinder APT Group - www.trendmicro.com
Help Net Security
Press · 17 Oct 2019, 07:00 · Researcher releases PoC rooting app that exploits recent Android zero-day - Help Net Security
ZDNET
Press · 08 Oct 2019, 07:00 · Microsoft October 2019 Patch Tuesday is a light one - ZDNET
See all 8 source documents
Lifehacker
Press · 07 Oct 2019, 07:00 · Install the October 2019 Android Security Update ASAP - Lifehacker
The Hacker News
Press · 04 Oct 2019, 07:00 · New 0-Day Flaw Affecting Most Android Phones Being Exploited in the Wild - The Hacker News
Dark Reading
Press · 04 Oct 2019, 07:00 · Android 0-Day Seen Exploited in the Wild - Dark Reading

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

5

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 5 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
stevejubx/CVE-2019-2215177C21 Dec 2023, 06:18
c3r34lk1ll3r/CVE-2019-2215145C++27 Oct 2020, 14:48
CrackerCat/cve2019-2215-3.18129—20 Oct 2019, 03:18
llccd/TempRoot-Huawei82C04 Feb 2025, 09:16
xushihushuo-art/cve-2019-2215-skyworth00C23 Oct 2026, 06:44
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 72.1%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:07.972791+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
04 Oct 2019, 07:00
Published
11 Oct 2019, 18:16
Latest press mention
25 Mar 2020, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
5 repositories