What is CVE-2019-20785?

CVE-2019-20785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-20785?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2019-20785

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 8.0 and 8.1 software for the DTAG carrier. RILD in the radio layer uses an uninitialized variable. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-180013 (January 2019).

Published 2020-04-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

lgsecurity.lge.com/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20785?: CVE-2019-20785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-20785?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.