CVE-2019-9019: The British Airways Entertainment System, as installed on Boeing 777-36N(ER) and possibly other aircraft, does

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MEDIUM 6.8MITIGATE

CVE-2019-9019 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting entertainment system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The British Airways Entertainment System, as installed on Boeing 777-36N(ER) and possibly other aircraft, does not prevent the USB charging/data-transfer feature from interacting with USB keyboard and mouse devices, which allows physically proximate attackers to conduct unanticipated attacks against Entertainment applications, as demonstrated by using mouse copy-and-paste actions to trigger a Chat buffer overflow or possibly have unspecified othe

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
Attack vector	Physical
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 59%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-119
Published	2019-02-22
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: british airways

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2019-02-22 20:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:42 UTCUpdated Record last modified

british airways entertainment system MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy entertainment-system || rpm -q entertainment-system || entertainment-system --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2019-9019?

entertainment system: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2019-9019 being exploited?

CVE-2019-9019 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2019-9019 affect?

CVE-2019-9019 affects entertainment system. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). The British Airways Entertainment System, as installed on Boeing 777-36N(ER) and possibly other aircraft, does not prevent the USB charging/data-transfer feature from interacting with USB keyboard and mouse devices, which allows physically

How urgent is CVE-2019-9019?

Priority 39/100. Public exploit reference

References

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