What is CVE-2019-9291?

CVE-2019-9291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-9291?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2019-9291

In Bluetooth, there is a possible remote code execution due to an improper memory allocation. This could lead to remote code execution in Bluetooth with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-112159179

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0
Android — versions Android-10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9291?: CVE-2019-9291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-9291?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.