What is CVE-2019-2040?

CVE-2019-2040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2019-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2019-2040?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Android

CVE-2019-2040

In rw_i93_process_ext_sys_info of rw_i93.cc, there is a possible out-of-bound read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-122316913.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-04-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.1% 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-9
Google Android — versions 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-04-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2040?: CVE-2019-2040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2019-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-2040?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.