Critical severity · published Apr 17, 2020
CVE-2019-20778
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0 software
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9.0 software. The Backup subsystem does not properly restrict operations or validate their input. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-190004 (June 2019).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
7.0; 7.1; 7.2; 8.0; 8.1; 9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20778
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20778
Vendor Advisory
https://lgsecurity.lge.com/
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