SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-0238

In updatePreferenceIntents of AccountTypePreferenceLoader, there is a possible confused deputy attack due to a race condition.

HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.13%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In updatePreferenceIntents of AccountTypePreferenceLoader, there is a possible confused deputy attack due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and launching privileged activities with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-8.0Android ID: A-150946634

CVSS 3.1
7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.13% probability · 3th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-367
Affected
google/android
Source
security@android.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.