CVE-2019-16253
The Text-to-speech Engine (aka SamsungTTS) application before 3.0.02.7 and 3.0.00.101 for Android allows a local attacker to escalate privileges, e.g., to system privileges.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Text-to-speech Engine (aka SamsungTTS) application before 3.0.02.7 and 3.0.00.101 for Android allows a local attacker to escalate privileges, e.g., to system privileges. The Samsung case ID is 101755.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.19% probability · 68th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- samsung/text-to-speech
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154614/Samsung-Mobile-Android-SamsungTTS-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.flanker017.me/text-to-speech-speaks-pwned/
- https://github.com/flankerhqd/vendor-android-cves/tree/master/SMT-CVE-2019-16253
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154614/Samsung-Mobile-Android-SamsungTTS-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.flanker017.me/text-to-speech-speaks-pwned/
- https://github.com/flankerhqd/vendor-android-cves/tree/master/SMT-CVE-2019-16253
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.