What is CVE-2020-10831?

CVE-2020-10831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-10831?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-10831 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2020-10831

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. Attackers can trigger an update to arbitrary touch-screen firmware. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-16013 (March 2020).

Published 2020-03-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Public proof-of-concept exploits

he1m4n6a/cve-db

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10831?: CVE-2020-10831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-10831?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10831 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.