CVE-2020-35551 Other in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can replay unauthorized RPMB write operations on Samsung devices with Exynos chipsets, allowing state changes and bypassing security controls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-35551?

CVE-2020-35551 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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) (Exynos chipsets) software. They allow attackers to conduct RPMB state-change attacks because an unauthorized RPMB write operation can be replayed, a related issue to CVE-2020-13799. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18100 (December 2020).

Weakness: CWE-294

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35551?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-35551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gv37-4vjv-96xm.

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