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CVE-2020-0401

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In setInstallerPackageName of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and granting spurious permissions with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-150857253

Affected products

• Android: 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, 10.0

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-09-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-09-01

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