What is CVE-2020-0093?

CVE-2020-0093 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2020-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-0093?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-0093 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2020-0093

In exif_data_save_data_entry of exif-data.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-148705132

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-05-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.5% 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 8.0, 8.1, 9.0
Libexif Project
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
Debian Linux — versions 8.0
openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
Android — versions Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-05-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00016.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00017.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/4396-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-05 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0093?: CVE-2020-0093 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2020-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-0093?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-0093 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.