What is CVE-2020-35550?

CVE-2020-35550 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-35550?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2020-35550

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), and R(11.0) software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) via StatusBar. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17888 (December 2020).

Published 2020-12-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35550?: CVE-2020-35550 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-35550?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.