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CVE-2020-0437

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-0437 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Android's CellBroadcastReceiver, affecting versions 8.0 through 11. This flaw, stemming from a missing permission check in intent handlers, allows a local attacker to disrupt emergency alerts without requiring additional execution privileges or user interaction. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability has a local attack vector and high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. While the vulnerability has been patched by vendors like Samsung, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, indicating limited active exploitation or community attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
4.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0014 is in the 25th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

source.android.com / security/bulletin/2020-11-01
PatchVendor Advisory