What is CVE-2019-2001?

CVE-2019-2001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-2001?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Android

CVE-2019-2001

The permissions on /proc/iomem were world-readable. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-117422211.

Published 2019-02-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.8% 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

Android — versions Android kernel
Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/106851 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-02-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2001?: CVE-2019-2001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Android, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-2001?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.