CVE-2020-0227
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to...
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-129476618
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 onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-129476618
- Record
CVE-2020-0227- 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 onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-129476618
- Record
CVE-2020-0227- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1730 No score
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-129476618
- Record
EUVD-2020-1730- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2jf-83j8-x6v6
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to...
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-129476618
- Record
GHSA-w2jf-83j8-x6v6- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-129476618 No score
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-129476618- Updated
- 2026-11-06
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/ctsAndroid |
8.0:0 up to 8.0:2020-07-01, plus listed versions 8.0 |
8.0:2020-07-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
8.0:0 up to 8.0:2020-07-01, plus listed versions 8.0 |
8.0:2020-07-01 |
platform/ctsAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2020-07-01, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2020-07-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2020-07-01, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2020-07-01 |
platform/ctsAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2020-07-01, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2020-07-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2020-07-01, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2020-07-01 |
platform/ctsAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2020-07-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2020-07-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2020-07-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2020-07-01 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | nanopathi/framework_base_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2020-0227 | 2022-04-25 |
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-2020-0227 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published July 1, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 18th percentile. Fixed in platform/cts 8.0:2020-07-01.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-07-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0227
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2jf-83j8-x6v6
android.googlesource.com/platform/cts/+/4f7dc13067ab4aa4f0c3f5373ee0a28c0285eea1