CVE-2019-1985: Google Android

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Google Android: version 7.0 only; version 7.1.1 only; version 7.1.2 only; version 8.0 only

Published 2019-06-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.