#VU47426 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2020-0420

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#VU47426 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2020-0420

Published: October 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47426
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0420
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Software vendor:
Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to Android Framework does not properly impose security restrictions on the setUpdatableDriverPath. A malicious application may call setUpdatableDriverPath and execute arbitrary code on the device with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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