CVE-2019-15435 — The Samsung A7 Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/a7y17ltexx/a7y

The Samsung A7 Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/a7y17ltexx/a7y17lte:8.0.0/R16NW/A720FXXU7CSC2:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.samsung.android.themecenter app (versionCode=7000000, versionName=7.0.0.0) that allows other p

01What is this vulnerability?

The Samsung A7 Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/a7y17ltexx/a7y17lte:8.0.0/R16NW/A720FXXU7CSC2:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.samsung.android.themecenter app (versionCode=7000000, versionName=7.0.0.0) that allows other pre-installed apps to perform app installation via an accessible app component. This capability can be accessed by any…

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: 2019-11-14T16:26:55.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T00:49:13.628Z

09References

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