What is CVE-2019-20570?

CVE-2019-20570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-20570?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2019-20570

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0), O(8.0), and N(7.1) software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) via Smart Switch. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-15138 (September 2019).

Published 2020-03-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.1, 8.0, 9.0

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20570?: CVE-2019-20570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20570?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.