CVE-2020-0479
In callUnchecked of DocumentsProvider.java, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could...
In callUnchecked of DocumentsProvider.java, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing a malicious app to access files available to the DocumentProvider without user permission, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-157294893
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In callUnchecked of DocumentsProvider.java, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing a malicious app to access files available to the DocumentProvider without user permission, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-157294893
- Record
CVE-2020-0479- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In callUnchecked of DocumentsProvider.java, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing a malicious app to access files available to the DocumentProvider without user permission, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-157294893
- Record
CVE-2020-0479- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1977 No score
In callUnchecked of DocumentsProvider.java, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing a malicious app to access files available to the DocumentProvider without user permission, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-157294893
- Record
EUVD-2020-1977- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j67r-w3x2-72vq No score
In callUnchecked of DocumentsProvider.java, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could...
In callUnchecked of DocumentsProvider.java, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing a malicious app to access files available to the DocumentProvider without user permission, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-157294893
- Record
GHSA-j67r-w3x2-72vq- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-0479 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published December 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.