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CVE-2020-0016

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-12-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

In the Broadcom Nexus firmware, there is an insecure default password. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-171413483

Affected products

• Android: all versions

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-12-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-12-01

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