CVE-2019-9599

HIGH

AirDroid < 4.2.1.6 - Denial of Service via sdctl/comm/lite_auth Requests

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2019-9599. PoCs published by s4vitar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This script exploits a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in AirDroid by flooding the target with HTTP requests to the '/sdctl/comm/lite_auth/' endpoint, causing system crash and forced reboot. It uses curl in a loop to send 10,000 concurrent requests per iteration.

Description

The AirDroid application through 4.2.1.6 for Android allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via many simultaneous sdctl/comm/lite_auth/ requests.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by s4vitar · bashdosandroid
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46337

This script exploits a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in AirDroid by flooding the target with HTTP requests to the '/sdctl/comm/lite_auth/' endpoint, causing system crash and forced reboot. It uses curl in a loop to send 10,000 concurrent requests per iteration.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AirDroid <= 4.2.1.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target IP and port running vulnerable AirDroid instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 65 stars
by s4vitar · poc
https://github.com/s4vitar/AirDroidPwner

This repository contains a Python-based exploit for CVE-2019-9599, targeting AirDroid to steal device information and perform DoS attacks. It includes scripts for scanning, information theft, and denial-of-service.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak | Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AirDroid (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Shodan API key for scanning · Network access to target AirDroid instances
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QDM224_6DM
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46337

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.1331
EPSS Percentile 95.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
airdroid/airdroid < 4.2.1.6
Published Mar 06, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026