What is CVE-2019-20557?

CVE-2019-20557 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-20557?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2019-20557

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) via a SIM card by blocking the PUK code. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-15262 (October 2019).

EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20557?: CVE-2019-20557 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20557?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.