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CVE-2020-0238

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-08-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-367

Description

In updatePreferenceIntents of AccountTypePreferenceLoader, there is a possible confused deputy attack due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and launching privileged activities with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-8.0Android ID: A-150946634

Affected products

• Android: 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, 10.0

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-08-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-08-01

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