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CVE-2020-0267

In WindowManager, there is a possible launch of an unexpected app due to a confused deputy. This...

7.8 High

In WindowManager, there is a possible launch of an unexpected app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege due to launching a malicious app instead of the one the user intended, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-139128211

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.55%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In WindowManager, there is a possible launch of an unexpected app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege due to launching a malicious app instead of the one the user intended, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-139128211

Record
CVE-2020-0267
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-610
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In WindowManager, there is a possible launch of an unexpected app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege due to launching a malicious app instead of the one the user intended, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-139128211

Record
CVE-2020-0267
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1770 No score

In WindowManager, there is a possible launch of an unexpected app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege due to launching a malicious app instead of the one the user intended, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-139128211

Record
EUVD-2020-1770
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j695-8pfm-q8q9 No score

In WindowManager, there is a possible launch of an unexpected app due to a confused deputy. This...

In WindowManager, there is a possible launch of an unexpected app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege due to launching a malicious app instead of the one the user intended, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-139128211

Record
GHSA-j695-8pfm-q8q9
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-0267 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published September 17, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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