CVE-2020-27053
In broadcastWifiCredentialChanged of ClientModeImpl.java, there is a possible location permission...
In broadcastWifiCredentialChanged of ClientModeImpl.java, there is a possible location permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of the WiFi network name with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-159371448
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In broadcastWifiCredentialChanged of ClientModeImpl.java, there is a possible location permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of the WiFi network name with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-159371448
- Record
CVE-2020-27053- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 broadcastWifiCredentialChanged of ClientModeImpl.java, there is a possible location permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of the WiFi network name with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-159371448
- Record
CVE-2020-27053- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-19577 No score
In broadcastWifiCredentialChanged of ClientModeImpl.java, there is a possible location permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of the WiFi network name with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-159371448
- Record
EUVD-2020-19577- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h877-6h9f-xm6f No score
In broadcastWifiCredentialChanged of ClientModeImpl.java, there is a possible location permission...
In broadcastWifiCredentialChanged of ClientModeImpl.java, there is a possible location permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of the WiFi network name with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-159371448
- Record
GHSA-h877-6h9f-xm6f- Weakness
- CWE-276
- 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-2020-27053 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) 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 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.