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A malicious app using the affected method can then read the content of any system file which it is not authorized to read","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00906,"percentile":0.60109,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-200","CWE-269"],"published":"2019-09-24T20:15:58Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:17:58Z","exploits":[{"source":"pocgithub","id":"seqred-s-a/cve-2019-14220","title":"seqred-s-a/cve-2019-14220","date":"2019-09-30","url":"https://github.com/seqred-s-a/cve-2019-14220"}],"products":[{"vendor":"bluestacks","product":"bluestacks"}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-Notes","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissions","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14220"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhg6-2q67-24px"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2019-14220","description":"An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on Windows. 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