A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in BlueStacks App Player.
Priority LOW 37CWE-275Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in BlueStacks App Player. The BlueStacks App Player installer creates a registry key with weak permissions that allows users to execute arbitrary programs with SYSTEM privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.006 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlueStacks | App Player | 2.1.3.5650 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- App Player VendorBlueStacks Affected 2.1.3.5650 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks:2.1.3.5650:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3.5650 | Vulnerable | BlueStacks |
- cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks:2.1.3.5650:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3.5650 Vulnerable ·BlueStacks
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9v4j-w7f3-5cw9
References
More Bluestacks vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15601 BlueStacks 4.80.0.1060 Denial of Service via Search Field CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2018-00656 BlueStacks App Player (BlueStacks App Player for Windows 3.0.0 to 4.31.55, BlueStacks App… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-14911 Incorrect file permissions in BlueStacks 4 through 4.230 on Windows allow a local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-10582 An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-28710 A lack of SSL certificate validation in BlueStacks v5.20 allows attackers to execute a… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.9
Sources
- CVE-2016-4288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-4288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9v4j-w7f3-5cw9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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