Critical severity · published Jul 1, 2024
CVE-2024-20080
In gnss service, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper certificate validation
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In gnss service, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper certificate validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08720039; Issue ID: MSV-1424.
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)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
13.0; 14.0 · source: NVD
RD
Rdk-b · Rdkcentral
2022q3 · source: NVD
YO
Yocto · Linuxfoundation
2.6; 3.3; 4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20080
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20080
Vendor Advisory
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/July-2024
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