In nfa_hciu_send_msg of nfa_hci_utils.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation.

published 2020-03-10 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-1557

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits: 0; none known

In nfa_hciu_send_msg of nfa_hci_utils.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the NFC server with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-124521372

Patch / fix

links 1

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-03-01 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

source.android.com /security/bulletin/pixel/2020-03-01
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-0050
NVD CVE-2020-0050

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