What is CVE-2020-0069?

CVE-2020-0069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-0069?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-0069 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-0069 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 24 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2020-0069

In the ioctl handlers of the Mediatek Command Queue driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to insufficient input sanitization and missing SELinux restrictions. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-147882143References: M-ALPS04356754

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2021-11-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-05-03.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-03-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200527-01-mtk-en (Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0069?: CVE-2020-0069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-0069?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-0069 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2020-0069 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 24 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.