CVE-2020-12753
Arbitrary code execution can occur via the bootloader because of an EL1/EL3 coldboot vulnerability involving raw_resources.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9, and 10 software. Arbitrary code execution can occur via the bootloader because of an EL1/EL3 coldboot vulnerability involving raw_resources. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-200006 (May 2020).
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.47% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://douevenknow.us/post/619763074822520832/an-el1el3-coldboot-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lgsecurity.lge.com/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-cold-boot-attack-affects-seven-years-of-lg-android-smartphones/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://douevenknow.us/post/619763074822520832/an-el1el3-coldboot-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lgsecurity.lge.com/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-cold-boot-attack-affects-seven-years-of-lg-android-smartphones/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.