CVE-2024-20080
In gnss service, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper certificate...
In gnss service, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper certificate validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08720039; Issue ID: MSV-1424.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In gnss service, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper certificate validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08720039; Issue ID: MSV-1424.
- Record
CVE-2024-20080- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-17795
In gnss service, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper certificate validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08720039; Issue ID: MSV-1424.
- Record
EUVD-2024-17795- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mf5-3rxx-7p8f
In gnss service, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper certificate...
In gnss service, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper certificate validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08720039; Issue ID: MSV-1424.
- Record
GHSA-4mf5-3rxx-7p8f- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In gnss service, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper certificate validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08720039; Issue ID: MSV-1424.
- Record
CVE-2024-20080- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- google android
- linuxfoundation yocto
- mediatek mt2735
- mediatek mt2737
- mediatek mt6761
- mediatek mt6765
- mediatek mt6768
- mediatek mt6781
- mediatek mt6785
- mediatek mt6789
- mediatek mt6833
- mediatek mt6853
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- mediatek mt6853t
- mediatek mt6855
- mediatek mt6873
- mediatek mt6875
- mediatek mt6877
- mediatek mt6879
- mediatek mt6880
- mediatek mt6883
- mediatek mt6885
- mediatek mt6886
- mediatek mt6889
- mediatek mt6890
- mediatek mt6891
- mediatek mt6893
- mediatek mt6895
- mediatek mt6980
- mediatek mt6983
- mediatek mt6985
- mediatek mt6989
- mediatek mt6990
- mediatek mt8666
- mediatek mt8667
- mediatek mt8673
- mediatek mt8676
- mediatek mt8678
- mediatek, inc. mt2735, mt2737, mt6761, mt6765, mt6768, mt6781, mt6785, mt6789, mt6833, mt6853, mt6853t, mt6855, mt6873, mt6875, mt6877, mt6879, mt6880, mt6883, mt6885, mt6886, mt6889, mt6890, mt6891, mt6893, mt6895, mt6980, mt6983, mt6985, mt6989, mt6990, mt8666, mt8667, mt8673, mt8676, mt8678
- rdkcentral rdk-b
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-20080 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Android, published July 1, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.