Path traversal in Google Android - CVE-2020-13836
Published: June 4, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34371
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13836
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. HWRResProvider allows path traversal for data exposure. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16954 (June 2020).
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13836
Install update from vendor's website.