CVE-2019-15404 — The Asus ZenFone Max 4 Android device with a build fingerprint of asus/WW_Phone/

The Asus ZenFone Max 4 Android device with a build fingerprint of asus/WW_Phone/ASUS_X00HD_4:7.1.1/NMF26F/14.2016.1712.367-20171225:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.asus.loguploaderproxy app (versionCode=1570000020, versionName=7.0.0.4_170

01What is this vulnerability?

The Asus ZenFone Max 4 Android device with a build fingerprint of asus/WW_Phone/ASUS_X00HD_4:7.1.1/NMF26F/14.2016.1712.367-20171225:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.asus.loguploaderproxy app (versionCode=1570000020, versionName=7.0.0.4_170901) that allows other pre-installed apps to perform command execution via an accessible app component. This capability…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-11-14T16:26:09.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T00:42:03.797Z

09References

• www.kryptowire.com — https://www.kryptowire.com/android-firmware-2019/