CVE-2020-0412
In setProcessMemoryTrimLevel of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check....
In setProcessMemoryTrimLevel of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of foreground processes with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-160390416
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In setProcessMemoryTrimLevel of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of foreground processes with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-160390416
- Record
CVE-2020-0412- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In setProcessMemoryTrimLevel of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of foreground processes with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-160390416
- Record
CVE-2020-0412- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1914 No score
In setProcessMemoryTrimLevel of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of foreground processes with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-160390416
- Record
EUVD-2020-1914- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q39r-pq68-235x No score
In setProcessMemoryTrimLevel of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check....
In setProcessMemoryTrimLevel of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of foreground processes with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-160390416
- Record
GHSA-q39r-pq68-235x- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-160390416 No score
In setProcessMemoryTrimLevel of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of foreground processes with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-160390416- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
8.0:0 up to 8.0:2020-10-01, plus listed versions 8.0 |
8.0:2020-10-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2020-10-01, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2020-10-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2020-10-01, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2020-10-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2020-10-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2020-10-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2020-10-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2020-10-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-0412 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Google Android, published October 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 8.0:2020-10-01.