What is CVE-2019-9268?

CVE-2019-9268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-9268?

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

Use After Free in Google Android

CVE-2019-9268

In libstagefright, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the media server with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-77474014

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2019-09-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0
Android — versions Android-10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-10 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9268?: CVE-2019-9268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-9268?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.