CVE-2020-10839 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Samsung mobile devices using a SIM card, allowing unauthorized access to locked devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-10839?

CVE-2020-10839 is a medium-severity 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 O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) via a SIM card. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-16193 (February 2020).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10839?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-10839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fp6p-726f-ppgq.

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