PT-2020-11462 · Google · Android

Published 2020-05-14 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0098

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-10

Description The issue is related to a possible permission bypass due to a confused deputy in the navigateUpToLocked function of ActivityStack.java. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-10, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-0098

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-05-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0098 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0098 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/3817 · Telegram Post