In generatePackageInfo of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an incorrect permission check.

published 2020-11-10 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-1940

cvss: 7.8; 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 13%
public exploits: 0; none known

In generatePackageInfo of PackageManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to an incorrect permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege that allows instant apps access to permissions not allowed for instant apps, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-140256621

Patch / fix

links 1

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-11-01 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% 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/2020-11-01
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-0439
NVD CVE-2020-0439

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