CVE-2020-11601 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass Secure Folder authentication via floating icons to access protected applications on Samsung mobile devices.
- 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-2020-11601?
CVE-2020-11601 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Apr 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) and Q(10.0) software. There is unauthorized access to applications in the Secure Folder via floating icons. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-16195 (April 2020).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11601?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11601?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11601 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-2020-11601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wcrh-mmxh-q8wp.