CVE-2019-16241

On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, PIN authentication can be bypassed by creating a special file within the /data/local/tmp/ directory

published November 26, 2019

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, PIN authentication can be bypassed by creating a special file within the /data/local/tmp/ directory. The System application that implements the lock screen checks for the existence of a specific file and disables PIN authentication if it exists. This file would typically be created via Android Debug Bridge (adb) over USB.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00478 · 40.3th percentile
Published
2019-11-26T15:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 NOV 15:33Z
    On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, PIN authentication can be bypassed by creating a special file within the /data/local/tmp/ directory
    cvelistv5