What is CVE-2020-35553?

CVE-2020-35553 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Power Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-35553?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2020-35553

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with Q(10.0) and R(11.0) (Qualcomm SM8250 chipsets) software. They allows attackers to cause a denial of service (unlock failure) by triggering a power-shortage incident that causes a false…

EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th 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:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0
Qualcomm Sm8250
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-920 — Improper Restriction of Power Consumption

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35553?: CVE-2020-35553 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Power Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-35553?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.