Vulnerability: Pre-installed App Component Allows Unauthorized App Installation

CVE-2019-15456 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The Samsung J6 Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/j6ltexx/j6lte:8.0.0/R16NW/J600FNXXU3ASC1:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.samsung.android.themecenter app (versionCode=7000000, versionName=7.0.0.0) that allows other pre-installed apps to perform app installation via an accessible app component. This capability can be accessed by any pre-installed app on the device which can obtain signatureOrSystem permissions that are required by other other pre-installed apps that exported their capabilities to other pre-installed app.

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