Vulnerability · Published Nov 10, 2020 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2020-0439

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 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

In generatePackageInfo of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an incorrect permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege that allows instant apps access to permissions not allowed for instant apps, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-140256621

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Android	Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-11-01 x_refsource_MISC