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CVE-2020-0396

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  • Published2020-09-17

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Description

In various places in Telephony, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-155094269

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-09-1716:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 15:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Google android
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
8.1= 8.1no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
10.0= 10.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroidfrom 10:0 · fixed in 10:2020-09-01and 1 other package
  • platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroidfrom 8.0:0 · fixed in 8.0:2020-09-01and 1 other package
  • platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroidfrom 8.1:0 · fixed in 8.1:2020-09-01and 1 other package
  • platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroidfrom 9:0 · fixed in 9:2020-09-01and 1 other package

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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none so far
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Exploit-DB
no entry
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Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.15.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.9read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.2 %2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2020-09-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0396?

In various places in Telephony, there is a possible permission bypass due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-155094269

Is CVE-2020-0396 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-0396 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.2% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-0396?

CVE-2020-0396 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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