Vulnerability in Opera Mini

CVE-2019-18624

Opera Mini for Android allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on .apk file download/installation via an RTLO (aka Right to Left Override) approach, as demonstrated by misinterpretation of malicious%E2%80%AEtxt.apk as maliciouskpa.txt. This affects 44.1.2254.142553, 44.1.2254.142659, and 44.1.2254.143214.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-18624: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Opera Mini — versions 44.1.2254.142553, 44.1.2254.142659, 44.1.2254.143214

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18624?
CVE-2019-18624 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opera Mini. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-18624?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-18624 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.