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CVE-2020-8913

HIGH
Published 2020-08-12T07:10:12
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.063
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 6.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.904
Higher than 90.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

A local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android's Play Core Library versions prior to 1.7.2. A malicious attacker could create an apk which targets a specific application, and if a victim were to install this apk, the attacker could perform a directory traversal, execute code as the targeted application and access the targeted application's data on the Android device. We recommend all users update Play Core to version 1.7.2 or later.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Google LLC

Android Play Core

Affected Versions:

stable

GitHub Security Advisories

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GHSA-c3x2-v6m7-xhgm

Advisory Details

A local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android's Play Core Library versions prior to 1.7.2. A malicious attacker could create an apk which targets a specific application, and if a victim were to install this apk, the attacker could perform a directory traversal, execute code as the targeted application and access the targeted application's data on the Android device. We recommend all users update Play Core to version 1.7.2 or later.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8913
WEB https://blog.oversecured.com/Oversecured-automatically-discovers-persistent-code-execution-in-the-Google-Play-Core-Library
WEB https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/play/core/release-notes#1-7-2

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: October 7, 2022

References

https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/play/core/release-notes#1-7-2
https://blog.oversecured.com/Oversecured-automatically-discovers-persistent-code-execution-in-the-Google-Play-Core-Library/
Published: 2020-08-12T07:10:12
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T10:12:10.972Z
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