Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2020-25048

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with Q(10.0) (with ONEUI 2.1) software. In the Lockscreen state, the Quick Share feature allows unauthenticated downloads, aka file injection. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17760 (August 2020).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-25048: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25048?
CVE-2020-25048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-25048?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-25048 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.