In readArgumentList of zygote.java in Android 10, there is a possible command injection due to improper input validation.

published 2019-09-05 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-18629

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

In readArgumentList of zygote.java in Android 10, there is a possible command injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

n/a Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

source.android.com /security/bulletin/2019-09-01
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-9254
NVD CVE-2019-9254

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