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CVE-2019-20778

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0...

9.8 Critical

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0 software. The Backup subsystem does not properly restrict operations or validate their input. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-190004 (June 2019).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0 software. The Backup subsystem does not properly restrict operations or validate their input. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-190004 (June 2019).

Record
CVE-2019-20778
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0 software. The Backup subsystem does not properly restrict operations or validate their input. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-190004 (June 2019).

Record
CVE-2019-20778
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-11317 No score

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0 software. The Backup subsystem does not properly restrict operations or validate their input. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-190004 (June 2019).

Record
EUVD-2019-11317
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4c53-6259-p3rj No score

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0...

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0 software. The Backup subsystem does not properly restrict operations or validate their input. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-190004 (June 2019).

Record
GHSA-4c53-6259-p3rj
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2019-20778 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Android, published April 17, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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