Insufficiently protected credentials in Google Android - CVE-2020-12752
Published: May 11, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34404
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12752
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) and Q(10.0) (with TEEGRIS) software. Attackers can determine user credentials via a brute-force attack against the Gatekeeper trustlet. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16908 (May 2020).
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12752
Install update from vendor's website.