Vulnerability: Privilege Escalation via Mishandled PendingIntent in DirEncryptService

CVE-2020-26601 · HIGH Severity

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

An issue was discovered in DirEncryptService on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. PendingIntent with an empty intent is mishandled, allowing an attacker to perform a privileged action via a modified intent. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18034 (October 2020).

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