What is CVE-2019-20565?

CVE-2019-20565 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-20565?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2019-20565

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) and P(9.0) software. Attackers can change the USB configuration without authentication. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13300 (September 2019).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20565?: CVE-2019-20565 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20565?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.