What is CVE-2020-35551?

CVE-2020-35551 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-35551?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2020-35551

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) (Exynos chipsets) software. They allow attackers to conduct RPMB state-change attacks because an unauthorized RPMB write operation can be replayed, a relate…

EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th 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-294 — Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35551?: CVE-2020-35551 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-35551?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.