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CVE-2020-13833

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The...

9.1 Critical

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The system area allows arbitrary file overwrites via a symlink attack. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17183 (June 2020).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The system area allows arbitrary file overwrites via a symlink attack. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17183 (June 2020).

Record
CVE-2020-13833
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The system area allows arbitrary file overwrites via a symlink attack. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17183 (June 2020).

Record
CVE-2020-13833
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-6046 No score

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The system area allows arbitrary file overwrites via a symlink attack. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17183 (June 2020).

Record
EUVD-2020-6046
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3cp-jj5w-cffv No score

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The...

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The system area allows arbitrary file overwrites via a symlink attack. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17183 (June 2020).

Record
GHSA-v3cp-jj5w-cffv
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-13833 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Google Android, published June 4, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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