CVE-2020-12754 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2020-12754?

CVE-2020-12754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9, and 10 software. A crafted application can obtain control of device input via the window system service. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-170011 (May 2020).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12754?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-12754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-rq5w-64f5-3925.