CVE-2019-20533 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass password protection in the Samsung S Secure app to launch masked applications without authentication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-20533?
CVE-2019-20533 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) (released in China or India) software. The S Secure app can launch masked apps without a password. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-13996 (December 2019).
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20533?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20533?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20533 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2019-20533 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20533 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgc7-hhc6-9wcq.