CVE-2020-15580 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Samsung mobile devices by enrolling a new lock password, circumventing security controls.

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-2020-15580?

CVE-2020-15580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Jul 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) by enrolling a new lock password. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17328 (July 2020).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15580?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15580?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-15580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2p8q-3xxv-29cw.

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