CVE-2020-0122: Google Android

Medium severity, CVSS 6.7. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the permission declaration for com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.WRITE_GSERVICES in AndroidManifest.xml, there is a possible permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-147247775

Affected products

• Google Android: version 8.0 only; version 8.1 only; version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only

Published 2020-07-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.