What is CVE-2019-20550?

CVE-2019-20550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-20550?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-20550 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2019-20550

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) (released in China and India) software. The S Secure app can access the content of a locked app without a password. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-13805 (October 2019).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20550?: CVE-2019-20550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20550?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-20550 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.