What is CVE-2018-19111?

CVE-2018-19111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Cardboard, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-19111?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Cardboard

CVE-2018-19111

The Google Cardboard application 1.8 for Android and 1.2 for iOS sends potentially private cleartext information to the Unity 3D Stats web site, as demonstrated by device make, model, and OS.

Published 2018-11-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Cardboard — versions 1.2, 1.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Google-Cardboard.html (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19111?: CVE-2018-19111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Cardboard, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-19111?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.