CVE-2020-0262 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can achieve local privilege escalation via unsafe PendingIntent in WiFi tethering, requiring user execution privileges but no interaction.

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-2020-0262?

CVE-2020-0262 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In WiFi tethering, there is a possible attacker controlled intent due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-156353008

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0262?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0262?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-0262 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0262 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6fxx-g64m-phpw.

Is CVE-2020-0262 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free