What is CVE-2019-20593?

CVE-2019-20593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-20593?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2019-20593

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.x) software. Gallery leaks Private Mode thumbnails. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14208 (July 2019).

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20593?: CVE-2019-20593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20593?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.