CVE-2019-14220

Published Sep 24, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on Windows. BlueStacks employs Android running in a virtual machine (VM) to enable Android apps to run on Windows or MacOS. Bug is in a local arbitrary file read through a system service call. The impacted method runs with System admin privilege and if given the file name as parameter returns you the content of file. A malicious app using the affected method can then read the content of any system file which it is not authorized to read

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-5467 An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on Windows. BlueStacks employs Android running in a virtual machine (VM) to enable Android apps to run on Windows or MacOS. Bug is in a local arbitrary file read through a system service call. The impacted method runs with System admin privilege and if given the file name as parameter returns you the content of file. A malicious app using the affected method can then read the content of any system file which it is not authorized to read
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:12 AM
Reserved
Jul 21, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 24, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:17 AM