What is CVE-2019-2182?

CVE-2019-2182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-2182?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2019-2182

In the Android kernel in the kernel MMU code there is a possible execution path leaving some kernel text and rodata pages writable. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Published 2019-09-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-26.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.0% 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 Android
Android — versions Android kernel

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01 (Vendor Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html (mailing-list)
www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2182?: CVE-2019-2182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-2182?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.