CVE-2019-20608 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2019-20608?

CVE-2019-20608 is a high-severity 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. An attacker can use Emergency mode to disable features. The Samsung IDs are SVE-2018-13164, SVE-2018-13165 (April 2019).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20608?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-20608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-44p8-58j3-mqhw.