Incorrect default permissions in Google Android - CVE-2019-20536
Published: March 24, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34679
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20536
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.1), O(8.x), and P(9.0) (released in China) software. The Firewall application mishandles the PermissionWhiteLists protection mechanism. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14299 (November 2019).
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20536
Install update from vendor's website.