CVE-2020-0001Public exploit

Local privilege escalation via isolated process reuse

Published Jan 8, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Privilege escalation in Android 8.0 through 10 allows local users to run a system component inside an untrusted app process. ActivityManagerService's getProcessRecordLocked lookup could reuse a matching isolated process for a system-UID component because it did not reject non-core UIDs. A malicious app needs low-privileged local execution but no user interaction; exploitation executes the component in the app's process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Android 8.0 through 10 allows local users to run a system component inside an untrusted app process. ActivityManagerService's getProcessRecordLocked lookup could reuse a matching isolated process for a system-UID component because it did not reject non-core UIDs. A malicious app needs low-privileged local execution but no user interaction; exploitation executes the component in the app's process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-0001
Published
Jan 8, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 8, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android-10
  2. Affected versionversion=Android-8.0
  3. Affected versionversion=Android-8.1
  4. Affected versionversion=Android-9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android-10; version=Android-8.0; version=Android-8.1; version=Android-9

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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