Technical intelligence and weaponization dossier for CVE-2019-2187. Documented exploitation across 1 active malware families totaling 0 analyzed telemetry samples.
| Vulnerability ID | CVE-2019-2187 |
|---|---|
| Common Name / Bulletin | Android Framework IPC Notification Listener Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Android Security Bulletin — October 2019) |
| CWE Classification | CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Android Framework |
| Affected Software & Versions | Android 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0 |
| Technical Root Cause | Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Android Framework notification management IPC allowing unprivileged applications, notably the Joker trojan/fleeceware family, to silently bind NotificationListenerService permissions and exfiltrate two-factor authentication SMS codes. |
| Associated ATT&CK Techniques |
Empirical catalog telemetry verifies that the following 1 malware families weaponize this vulnerability for initial access, privilege escalation, or lateral movement:
Threat hunting leads and behavioral telemetry patterns to identify weaponized exploitation of CVE-2019-2187 in enterprise networks:
Android Logcat telemetry showing third-party application packages binding NotificationListenerService without interactive Settings activity verification.SOC containment checklist and attack surface reduction measures to neutralize exploitation:
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