What is CVE-2020-26601?

CVE-2020-26601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-26601?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2020-26601

An issue was discovered in DirEncryptService on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. PendingIntent with an empty intent is mishandled, allowing an attacker to perform a privileged action via a modified intent. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18034 (October 2020).

EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26601?: CVE-2020-26601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-26601?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.