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CVE-2020-12753

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9, and 10 software. Arbitrary code execution can occur via the bootloader because of an EL1/EL3 coldboot vulnerability involving raw_resources. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-200006 (May 2020).

Affected products

• Android: 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, 10.0

References

• https://douevenknow.us/post/619763074822520832/an-el1el3-coldboot-vulnerability
• https://lgsecurity.lge.com/
• https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-cold-boot-attack-affects-seven-years-of-lg-android-smartphones/
• https://douevenknow.us/post/619763074822520832/an-el1el3-coldboot-vulnerability
• https://lgsecurity.lge.com/
• https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-cold-boot-attack-affects-seven-years-of-lg-android-smartphones/

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