CVE-2020-0401
In setInstallerPackageName of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check....
In setInstallerPackageName of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and granting spurious permissions with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-150857253
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In setInstallerPackageName of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and granting spurious permissions with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-150857253
- Record
CVE-2020-0401- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In setInstallerPackageName of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and granting spurious permissions with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-150857253
- Record
CVE-2020-0401- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1904 No score
In setInstallerPackageName of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and granting spurious permissions with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-150857253
- Record
EUVD-2020-1904- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q34r-wxv2-gwvr No score
In setInstallerPackageName of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check....
In setInstallerPackageName of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and granting spurious permissions with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-150857253
- Record
GHSA-q34r-wxv2-gwvr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-150857253 No score
In setInstallerPackageName of PackageManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege and granting spurious permissions with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-150857253- Updated
- 2026-11-06
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
8.0:0 up to 8.0:2020-09-01, plus listed versions 8.0 |
8.0:2020-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2020-09-01, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2020-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2020-09-01, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2020-09-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2020-09-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2020-09-01 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Satheesh575555/frameworks_base_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2020-0401 | 2022-04-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | nanopathi/framework_base_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2020-0401 | 2022-04-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2020-0401 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published September 1, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 8.0:2020-09-01.