CVE-2019-14514

CRITICAL

Microvirt MEmu <7.0.2 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-14514. PoCs published by seqred-s-a.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2019-14514, demonstrating an OS command injection vulnerability in Microvirt MEmu's systemd binary. The exploit sends a crafted payload to port 21509, leveraging improper input sanitization to achieve remote code execution with root privileges.

Description

An issue was discovered in Microvirt MEmu all versions prior to 7.0.2. A guest Android operating system inside the MEmu emulator contains a /system/bin/systemd binary that is run with root privileges on startup (this is unrelated to Red Hat's systemd init program, and is a closed-source proprietary tool that seems to be developed by Microvirt). This program opens TCP port 21509, presumably to receive installation-related commands from the host OS. Because everything after the installer:uninstall command is concatenated directly into a system() call, it is possible to execute arbitrary commands by supplying shell metacharacters.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by seqred-s-a · poc
https://github.com/seqred-s-a/cve-2019-14514

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2019-14514, demonstrating an OS command injection vulnerability in Microvirt MEmu's systemd binary. The exploit sends a crafted payload to port 21509, leveraging improper input sanitization to achieve remote code execution with root privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microvirt MEmu (all versions prior to 7.0.2)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable MEmu emulator on port 21509
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/seqred-s-a/cve-2019-14514

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0701
EPSS Percentile 93.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
microvirt/memu < 7.0.2
Published Feb 11, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026