In openAssetFileListener of ContactsProvider2.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an insecure default value.

published 2020-12-15 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-1984

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 openAssetFileListener of ContactsProvider2.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege to change contact data with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-150857116

Patch / fix

links 1

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-12-01 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.14% 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-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

source.android.com /security/bulletin/pixel/2020-12-01
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-0486
NVD CVE-2020-0486

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