Exploited CVEs / Android / CVE-2019-2215

CVE-2019-2215

Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-05-03 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. Check the vendor security advisory for the fix.

Risk summary

HighCISA KEV
7.8
CVSS base
44%
EPSS exploit probability
High
Severity
2021-11-03
Added to KEV
2022-05-03 (past due)
CISA due date

Actively exploited Android Kernel vulnerability, High severity, CVSS 7.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2021-11-03.

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Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2019-2215

The Android Binder use-after-free was exploited as a zero-day, publicly linked to commercial spyware, and later appeared in the AbstractEmu rooting malware chained with two 2020 bugs. A malicious app escalates from ordinary app privileges into the Linux kernel, fully rooting the phone. High Severity at CVSS 7.8 with a 72% EPSS, it persists on the long tail of Android handsets that stopped receiving security patches.

Do this: Use your MDM to block devices with 2019-era Android security patch levels from corporate email and apps.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2019-2215

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

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Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.
No vendor fix is mapped yet. This page refreshes daily and will name the patch the day one is published.
Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2022-05-03; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated August 14, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2019-2215

Published
2021-11-03
Last revised
2021-11-03
Changes tracked
1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

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What changed, and when

EPSS for CVE-2019-2215 moved 72% to 44% on 2026-07-24.

  • 2021-11-03 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
  • 2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 7.8; EPSS first scored at 72.1%
  • 2026-07-24 EPSS 72.1% to 43.8%

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2022-05-03 (past due).

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official fix for CVE-2019-2215

Check the vendor's security advisory channel for the patched Android Kernel versions and workarounds.

Common questions about CVE-2019-2215

Is CVE-2019-2215 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-2215 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2021-11-03, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 44%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2019-2215?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2022-05-03, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What fixes CVE-2019-2215?

Check the vendor's security advisory for the patched Android Kernel versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2019-2215?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2019-2215's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).

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