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CVE-2020-0108 is an elevation-of-privilege (EoP) vulnerability discovered in the Android System component. The vulnerability was disclosed and patched as part of Google's August 2020 Android security updates (Android Bulletin, The Register).
The vulnerability is classified as a high-severity elevation-of-privilege issue that affects the Android System files. When exploited, this vulnerability could enable a local malicious application to bypass user interaction requirements to gain access to additional permissions (Threatpost).
The vulnerability allows malicious applications to gain elevated privileges on affected Android devices, potentially enabling them to access system resources and permissions beyond their intended scope (Threatpost).
No active exploitation of this vulnerability was reported in the wild at the time of disclosure (The Register).
The vulnerability was addressed in Google's August 2020 Android security update. Users with Google-branded devices could receive the updates immediately, while other Android device users needed to wait for their respective hardware vendor or carrier to validate and release the patches (The Register).
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