CVE-2020-0420
In setUpdatableDriverPath of GpuService.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a...
In setUpdatableDriverPath of GpuService.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-162383705
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 setUpdatableDriverPath of GpuService.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-162383705
- Record
CVE-2020-0420- 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-667, CWE-787, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In setUpdatableDriverPath of GpuService.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-162383705
- Record
CVE-2020-0420- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1922 No score
In setUpdatableDriverPath of GpuService.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-162383705
- Record
EUVD-2020-1922- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cwg-3mf2-hg4c No score
In setUpdatableDriverPath of GpuService.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a...
In setUpdatableDriverPath of GpuService.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-162383705
- Record
GHSA-8cwg-3mf2-hg4c- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-162383705 No score
In setUpdatableDriverPath of GpuService.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-162383705- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/nativeAndroid |
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-2020-0420 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/native 11:2020-10-01.