What is CVE-2019-20780?

CVE-2019-20780 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-20780?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2019-20780

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, and 8.1 software. Certain security settings, related to whether packages are verified and accepted only from known sources, are mishandled. The LG ID is LVE-S…

EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20780?: CVE-2019-20780 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-20780?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.