Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2020-10849
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) (Exynos7885, Exynos8895, and Exynos9810 chipsets) software. The Gatekeeper trustlet allows a brute-force attack on the screen lock password. The Samsung ID…
EPSS: 0.004 (32.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0
- Samsung Exynos_7885
- Samsung Exynos_8895
- Samsung Exynos_9810
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10849?
- CVE-2020-10849 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10849?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-10849 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.