CVE-2019-14220
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (1)
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- seqred-s-a/cve-2019-14220Arbitrary file read in BlueStacksPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14220cnnvd
- https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-Notescnnvd
- https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissionscnnvd
- https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-Notesenisa_euvd
- https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissionsenisa_euvd
- https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-NotesRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
- https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissionsPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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