CVE-2019-15027 is a critical command injection vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) affecting MediaTek MT65xx, MT66xx, and MT8163 SoC devices. It allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by injecting shell metacharacters into filenames under /data, which are then processed during an eMMC clearance from a Meta Mode boot. This flaw stems from improper sanitization in the clear_emmc_nomedia_entry function. While highly severe, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8163_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6625_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6577_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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