In several functions of NotificationManagerService.java, there are missing permission checks.

published 2020-03-10 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-1591

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits: 0; none known

In several functions of NotificationManagerService.java, there are missing permission checks. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by creating fake system notifications with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-143339775

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Exploit prediction

0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-862 Missing Authorization

References

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

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-0084
NVD CVE-2020-0084

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