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CVE-2020-28340

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), and R(11.0)...

9.8 Critical

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), and R(11.0) software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) via Secure Folder. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18546 (November 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
High
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 9.8

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), and R(11.0) software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) via Secure Folder. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18546 (November 2020).

Record
CVE-2020-28340
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), and R(11.0) software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) via Secure Folder. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18546 (November 2020).

Record
CVE-2020-28340
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-20802 No score

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), and R(11.0) software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) via Secure Folder. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18546 (November 2020).

Record
EUVD-2020-20802
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgcv-6pmj-6v2j No score

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), and R(11.0)...

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), and R(11.0) software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) via Secure Folder. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18546 (November 2020).

Record
GHSA-vgcv-6pmj-6v2j
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-28340 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Android, published November 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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