In createWithSurfaceParent of Client.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to type confusion.

published 2020-07-17 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-1729

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits: 0; none known

In createWithSurfaceParent of Client.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to type confusion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the graphics server with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-150226994

Patch / fix

links 1

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-07-01 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% 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	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

n/a Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

References

source.android.com /security/bulletin/2020-07-01
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-0226
NVD CVE-2020-0226

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