What is CVE-2020-13833?

CVE-2020-13833 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-13833?

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

Is CVE-2020-13833 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2020-13833

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The system area allows arbitrary file overwrites via a symlink attack. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17183 (June 2020).

Published 2020-06-04 · 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:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.6% 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 — versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13833?: CVE-2020-13833 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-13833?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13833 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.