In getPhoneAccountsForPackage of TelecomServiceImpl.java, there is a possible way to access a tracking identifier due to a missing permissi…

published 2020-11-10 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-1949

cvss: 5.5; 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 4%
public exploits: 0; none known

In getPhoneAccountsForPackage of TelecomServiceImpl.java, there is a possible way to access a tracking identifier due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of the identifier, which could be used to track an account across devices, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-153995334

Patch / fix

links 1

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

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Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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-2020-0448
NVD CVE-2020-0448

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