Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-14220
CVE-2019-14220
Description
An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on Windows. BlueStacks employs Android running in a virtual machine (VM) to enable Android apps to run on Windows or MacOS. Bug is in a local arbitrary file read through a system service call. The impacted method runs with System admin privilege and if given the file name as parameter returns you the content of file. A malicious app using the affected method can then read the content of any system file which it is not authorized to read
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.120
- (no CPE)range: <=4.110 (macOS), <=4.120 (Windows)
- BlueStacks/BlueStacksdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissionsnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-NotesnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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