What is CVE-2020-27029?

CVE-2020-27029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-27029?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2020-27029

In TextView of TextView.java, there is a possible app hang due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-140218875

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2020-12-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 11.0
Android — versions Android-11

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-12-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27029?: CVE-2020-27029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-27029?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.