Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2020 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2020-0227

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-129476618

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Android	Android-8.0Android-8.1Android-9Android-10

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-07-01 x_refsource_CONFIRM