Threats / Android / CVE-2019-2215
CVE-2019-2215
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Android Kernel vulnerability
Android Kernel binder.c use-after-free vulnerability enables privilege escalation from application context to kernel level, exploited in active attacks.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A use-after-free flaw in the Android Kernel binder subsystem permits unprivileged applications to gain kernel-level privileges. Active exploitation observed in coordinated attack chains targeting Android devices.
01
Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Public proof-of-concept exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
7 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.72105 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Android, Android Kernel. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-416 Use After Free — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
02
Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
03
Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious Android application that triggers a use-after-free condition in the binder driver to corrupt kernel memory.
Business
Attacker gains kernel-level code execution on millions of Android devices, enabling complete device compromise and data exfiltration.
2
Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I chain this vulnerability with additional kernel exploits to establish persistent, privileged access and bypass security controls.
Business
Compromised devices become undetectable to users and security software, enabling long-term surveillance, credential theft, and lateral movement to enterprise networks.
04
What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05
Coverage & confidence
— what we know, and what we don’tEstablished (cited)
Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden
Disclosure & credit2
Catalogued by google_androidCNA
Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.