What is CVE-2019-9441?

CVE-2019-9441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-9441?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2019-9441

In the Android kernel in the mnh driver there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.8% 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

Google Android
Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9441?: CVE-2019-9441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-9441?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.