Zenfone 3 Laser FirmwareOperating system · Asus

CVE-2019-15411

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-11-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Asus ZenFone 3 Laser Android device with a build fingerprint of asus/WW_msm8937/msm8937:7.1.1/NMF26F/WW_32.40.106.114_20180928:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.asus.loguploaderproxy app (versionCode=1570000020, versionName=7.0.0.4_170901) that allows other pre-installed apps to perform command execution via an accessible app component. This capability can be accessed by any pre-installed app on the device which can obtain signatureOrSystem permissions that are required by other other pre-installed apps that exported their capabilities to other pre-installed app.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A pre-installed system app (com.asus.loguploaderproxy) on the Asus ZenFone 3 Laser contains an exported component that allows other pre-installed apps with signatureOrSystem permissions to execute arbitrary commands. This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability where malicious or compromised pre-installed apps can escape their permission boundaries.

MitigationApply vendor firmware/security updates from Asus to patch the vulnerable loguploaderproxy app. Until patched, restrict use of affected devices or consider device replacement as this is a system-level flaw that cannot be remediated through app updates or standard enterprise controls.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Zenfone 3 Laser FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm device model is ZenFone 3 Laser
    Check the device settings: Settings > System > About Phone > Model Number, or run `getprop ro.product.model` via ADB shell
    Affected if The model number shows ZenFone 3 Laser (ZC551KL or similar variant)
  2. Verify the vulnerable app exists
    List the installed packages using `pm list packages | grep asus.loguploaderproxy` via ADB shell, or check for /data/data/com.asus.loguploaderproxy
    Affected if The package com.asus.loguploaderproxy is present on the device
  3. Check if the exported component exists
    Run `dumpsys package com.asus.loguploaderproxy` via ADB and examine the exported Activities, Services, or Receivers sections
    Affected if Any component (Activity, Service, or BroadcastReceiver) shows android:exported="true"
  4. Verify firmware is unpatched for this CVE
    Check the Android security patch level in Settings > System > About Phone > Security Patch Level, or run `getprop ro.build.version.security_patch`
    Affected if The security patch level is earlier than the vendor release date for the CVE fix (no specific patch date was provided for this CVE)

A user is affected if they own an Asus ZenFone 3 Laser with the com.asus.loguploaderproxy app present and an exported component, as all firmware versions for this model contain the vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor firmware/security updates from Asus to patch the vulnerable loguploaderproxy app. Until patched, restrict use of affected devices or consider device replacement as this is a system-level flaw that cannot be remediated through app updates or standard enterprise controls.

Fix this in Zenfone 3 Laser Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,940
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