CVE-2020-0403 Privilege escalation in Android

What is CVE-2020-0403?

CVE-2020-0403 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 17 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the FPC TrustZone fingerprint App, there is a possible invalid command handler due to an exposed test feature. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the TEE, with System execution privileges required. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-131252923

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0403?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0403?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-0403 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0403 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cgr8-5587-cqhj.