CVE-2020-0440
In createVirtualDisplay of DisplayManagerService.java, there is a possible way to create a...
In createVirtualDisplay of DisplayManagerService.java, there is a possible way to create a trusted virtual display 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-162627132
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 createVirtualDisplay of DisplayManagerService.java, there is a possible way to create a trusted virtual display 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-162627132
- Record
CVE-2020-0440- 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 createVirtualDisplay of DisplayManagerService.java, there is a possible way to create a trusted virtual display 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-162627132
- Record
CVE-2020-0440- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1941 No score
In createVirtualDisplay of DisplayManagerService.java, there is a possible way to create a trusted virtual display 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-162627132
- Record
EUVD-2020-1941- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcmj-v42c-9xg3
In createVirtualDisplay of DisplayManagerService.java, there is a possible way to create a...
In createVirtualDisplay of DisplayManagerService.java, there is a possible way to create a trusted virtual display 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-162627132
- Record
GHSA-fcmj-v42c-9xg3- 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-162627132 No score
In createVirtualDisplay of DisplayManagerService.java, there is a possible way to create a trusted virtual display 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-162627132- Updated
- 2026-11-09
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2020-12-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2020-12-01 |
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-2020-0440 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published December 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 11:2020-12-01.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-12-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0440
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcmj-v42c-9xg3
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/11725e1206645e567cfdd70100d64d1e0a85180d