What is CVE-2020-25055?

CVE-2020-25055 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2020-25055?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2020-25055

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The persona service allows attackers (who control an unprivileged SecureFolder process) to bypass admin restrictions in KnoxContainer. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18133 (August 2020).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (35.9th 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
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25055?: CVE-2020-25055 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-25055?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.