What is CVE-2019-20596?

CVE-2019-20596 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-20596?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2019-20596

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.x) (Exynos chipsets) software. There is information disclosure in the GateKeeper Trustlet. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-13958 (June 2019).

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
Samsung Exynos

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20596?: CVE-2019-20596 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20596?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.