Untrusted Spell Checker Permissions Bypass Vulnerability

Untrusted Spell Checker Permissions Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2019-1985 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

In findAvailSpellCheckerLocked of TextServicesManagerService.java, there is a possible way to bypass the warning dialog when selecting an untrusted spell checker due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0Android ID: A-118694079

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