CVE-2020-10847 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can spoof facial recognition on Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note8 devices to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.
- 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-2020-10847?
CVE-2020-10847 is a medium-severity authentication bypass 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 P(9.0) (Galaxy S8 and Note8) software. Facial recognition can be spoofed. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-16614 (February 2020).
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10847?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10847?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10847 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-10847 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10847 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mfp4-54gr-9g76.