CVE-2019-20599 Missing authorization in n/a
Samsung Voice Assistant fails to enforce notification audibility restrictions for secured apps, potentially leaking sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-20599?
CVE-2019-20599 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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) software. Voice Assistant mishandles the notification audibility of a secured app. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13326 (May 2019).
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20599?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-20599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9rf-8jxf-r2h3.