TI-2019-10582 Aliases CVE-2019-14220 GHSA-vhg6-2q67-24px

An issue was discovered in BlueStacks 4.110 and below on macOS and on 4.120 and below on…

LOW 31CWE-269Published 2019-09-24 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00906 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks::::::::	up to 4.120	Vulnerable	BlueStacks
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks::::::::	up to 4.110	Vulnerable	BlueStacks
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.120 Vulnerable ·BlueStacks
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:bluestacks:bluestacks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.110 Vulnerable ·BlueStacks
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14220
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhg6-2q67-24px

References

Patch 1

https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033484132-BlueStacks-fails-to-restrict-access-permissions

Advisory 1

https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021469391-Release-Notes

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-2016-03677 A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in BlueStacks App Player. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
TI-2020-14911 Incorrect file permissions in BlueStacks 4 through 4.230 on Windows allow a local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2025-28710 A lack of SSL certificate validation in BlueStacks v5.20 allows attackers to execute a… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.9

Sources

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