Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2020 · Assigned by Google

CVE-2020-8913Local arbitrary code execution in splitinstall in Android's Play Core

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Android Play Core from Google LLC. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.9% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)2.9%top 13.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android's Play Core Library versions prior to 1.7.2. A malicious attacker could create an apk which targets a specific application, and if a victim were to install this apk, the attacker could perform a directory traversal, execute code as the targeted application and access the targeted application's data on the Android device. We recommend all users update Play Core to version 1.7.2 or later.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google LLC	Android Play Core	stable – before 1.7.2

Weakness: CWE-281 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/play/core/release-notes#1-7-2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://blog.oversecured.com/Oversecured-automatically-discovers-persistent-code-execution-in-the-Google-Play-Core-Library/ x_refsource_CONFIRM