CVE-2020-0061

Local audio disclosure via recording permission bypass

Published Mar 10, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Permissions bypass in Google Pixel Recorder on Android 10 allows local users to record audio through arbitrary apps. Public records identify only the Pixel Recorder system component; Google has not disclosed the affected code locus or how its permission check is bypassed. Exploitation requires a locally installed arbitrary app but no user interaction or additional execution privileges, and the bounded consequence is unauthorized audio capture and disclosure.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Permissions bypass in Google Pixel Recorder on Android 10 allows local users to record audio through arbitrary apps. Public records identify only the Pixel Recorder system component; Google has not disclosed the affected code locus or how its permission check is bypassed. Exploitation requires a locally installed arbitrary app but no user interaction or additional execution privileges, and the bounded consequence is unauthorized audio capture and disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-0061
Published
Mar 10, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Google
Product
Pixel Recorder
Classifications
T1123
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android-10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google · Pixel Recorderversion=Android-10

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.9NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1123Audio Capture

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