Vulnerability · Published Nov 5, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-27402
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The HK1 Box S905X3 TV Box contains a vulnerability that allows a local unprivileged user to escalate to root using the /system/xbin/su binary via a serial port (UART) connection or using adb.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://threatpost.com/authentication-bug-android-smart-tv-data-theft/160025/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020101404 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.securitylab.ru/news/513051.php x_refsource_MISC
- https://sick.codes/sick-2020-004/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2020-004.md x_refsource_MISC