What is CVE-2020-0260?

CVE-2020-0260 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-0260?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2020-0260

There is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-152225183

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Android — versions Android SoC

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-08-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0260?: CVE-2020-0260 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-0260?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.