What is CVE-2019-20599?

CVE-2019-20599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-20599?

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

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2019-20599

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) software. Voice Assistant mishandles the notification audibility of a secured app. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13326 (May 2019).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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: 0.003 (24.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.3% 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-862 — Missing Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20599?: CVE-2019-20599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20599?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.