CVE-2020-0453
In updateNotification of BeamTransferManager.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to...
In updateNotification of BeamTransferManager.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-8.0 Android-8.1Android ID: A-159060474
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In updateNotification of BeamTransferManager.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-8.0 Android-8.1Android ID: A-159060474
- Record
CVE-2020-0453- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In updateNotification of BeamTransferManager.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-8.0 Android-8.1Android ID: A-159060474
- Record
CVE-2020-0453- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1954 No score
In updateNotification of BeamTransferManager.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-8.0 Android-8.1Android ID: A-159060474
- Record
EUVD-2020-1954- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9xhc-r37x-58qh No score
In updateNotification of BeamTransferManager.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to...
In updateNotification of BeamTransferManager.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-8.0 Android-8.1Android ID: A-159060474
- Record
GHSA-9xhc-r37x-58qh- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-159060474 No score
In updateNotification of BeamTransferManager.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to a PendingIntent error. This could lead to local non-security issue with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-159060474- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/apps/NfcAndroid |
8.0:0 up to 8.0:2020-11-01, plus listed versions 8.0 |
8.0:2020-11-01 |
platform/packages/apps/NfcAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2020-11-01, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2020-11-01 |
platform/packages/apps/NfcAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2020-11-01, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2020-11-01 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | nanopathi/Packages_apps_Nfc_CVE-2020-0453 | 2022-03-29 |
| PoC in GitHub | pazhanivel07/Nfc_CVE-2020-0453 | 2022-03-29 |
| PoC in GitHub | Trinadh465/packages_apps_Nfc_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2020-0453 | 2022-04-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-0453 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published November 1, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Nfc 8.0:2020-11-01.