Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2020-0041

Android Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

Published Mar 10, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Android Android

Patch now

CVE-2020-0041 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Android Android against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.15%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe google/android · vendor Android Android · vendor Android Android Kernel

In binder_transaction of binder.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-145988638References: Upstream kernel

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  • cpe google/androidversion unspecified
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How to fix CVE-2020-0041

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-0041 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Android Android against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 3.15%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 10, 2020 · Catalog

    Detected

    In binder_transaction of binder.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-145988638References: Upstream kernel

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    In binder_transaction of binder.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-145988638References: Upstream kernel

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-0041

    Android Kernel binder_transaction of binder.c contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to an incorrect bounds check that could allow for local privilege escalation. This vulnerability was observed chained with CVE-2019-2215 and CVE-2020-0069 under exploit chain "AbstractEmu."

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-0041

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-0041

    30-day exploitation probability 3.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-0041

    In binder_transaction of binder.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-0041

    Android Kernel binder_transaction of binder.c contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to an incorrect bounds check that could allow for local privilege escalation. This vulnerability was observed chained with CVE-2019-2215 and CVE-2020-0069 under exploit chain "Abstract

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.