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CVE-2020-28055

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-28055 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting TCL Android Smart TVs (V8-R851T02-LF1 V295 and below, V8-T658T01-LF1 V373 and below). It allows a local unprivileged attacker, such as a malicious application, to read and write to sensitive directories like /data/vendor/tcl, /data/vendor/upgrade, and /var/TerminalManager. This could enable attackers to perform fake system upgrades, leading to potential compromise of the device. The CVSS score is 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< v8-r851t10-lf1v091CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:tcl:32s330_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< v8-r851t10-lf1v091CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:tcl:40s330_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< v8-r851t02-lf1v440CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:tcl:43s434_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< v8-r851t02-lf1v440CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:tcl:50s434_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< v8-r851t02-lf1v440CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:tcl:55s434_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2020-012.md
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / sickcodes/security/blob/master/etc/CVE-2020-27403_CVE-2020-28055_GlobalFAQ.pdf
Third Party Advisory
github.com / sickcodes/security/blob/master/etc/CVE-2020-27403_CVE-2020-28055_Press-Statement-and-Questions_11162020.pdf
Third Party Advisory
securityledger.com / 2020/11/security-holes-opened-back-door-to-tcl-android-smart-tvs
Third Party Advisory
securityledger.com / 2020/11/tv-maker-tcl-denies-back-door-promises-better-process
Third Party Advisory
sick.codes / extraordinary-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-tcl-android-tvs-now-worlds-3rd-largest-tv-manufacturer
ExploitThird Party Advisory
sick.codes / sick-2020-012
ExploitThird Party Advisory
support.tcl.com / vulnerabilities-found-in-tcl-android-tvs
Vendor Advisory
twitter.com / johnjhacking
Third Party Advisory
twitter.com / sickcodes
Third Party Advisory