CVE-2020-0096 is a local escalation of privilege vulnerability affecting Android versions 8.0, 8.1, and 9, stemming from a confused deputy issue in the startActivities function of ActivityStartController.java. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating that an attacker with local access can achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability without requiring user interaction or additional execution privileges. While the vulnerability has garnered significant media attention and community discussion, there is currently no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog as actively exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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