CVE-2020-8913

Local arbitrary code execution in splitinstall in Android's Play Core

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.

Affected

Google LLC · Android Play Core

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

2.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 87th percentile

Published

2020-08-12

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://blog.oversecured.com/Oversecured-automatically-discovers-persistent-code-executio…
• followboy1999/androidpwn1★ · 2023-03-27

Security advisories

• https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/play/core/release-notes#1-7-2
• https://blog.oversecured.com/Oversecured-automatically-discovers-persistent-code-executio…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2008-7220
• CVE-2017-16231
• CVE-2017-16232
• CVE-2017-16840
• CVE-2019-9116
• CVE-2022-25365