Vulnerability · CVE-2020-0227
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check.
Published Jul 1, 2020 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java,
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-0227. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java,).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.27%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- Android platform/cts · Android platform/frameworks/base
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- Android platform/cts10:0 → 10:2020-07-01
- Android platform/cts8.0:0 → 8.0:2020-07-01
- Android platform/cts8.1:0 → 8.1:2020-07-01
- Android platform/cts9:0 → 9:2020-07-01
- Android platform/frameworks/base10:0 → 10:2020-07-01
- Android platform/frameworks/base8.0:0 → 8.0:2020-07-01
- Android platform/frameworks/base8.1:0 → 8.1:2020-07-01
- Android platform/frameworks/base9:0 → 9:2020-07-01
How to fix CVE-2020-0227
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-0227. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 10:0 → 10:2020-07-01, 8.0:0 → 8.0:2020-07-01, 8.1:0 → 8.1:2020-07-01, 9:0 → 9:2020-07-01. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 1, 2020 · Catalog
Detected
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Android platform/cts 8.0:0 → 8.0:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Android platform/frameworks/base 8.0:0 → 8.0:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Android platform/cts 8.1:0 → 8.1:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Android platform/frameworks/base 8.1:0 → 8.1:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Android platform/cts 9:0 → 9:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Android platform/frameworks/base 9:0 → 9:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Android platform/cts 10:0 → 10:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Android platform/frameworks/base 10:0 → 10:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
platform/cts fixed in 8.0:2020-07-01; platform/frameworks/base fixed in 8.0:2020-07-01; platform/cts fixed in 8.1:2020-07-01; platform/frameworks/base fixed in 8.1:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
platform/cts fixed in 8.0:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
platform/frameworks/base fixed in 8.0:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
platform/cts fixed in 8.1:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
platform/frameworks/base fixed in 8.1:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
platform/cts fixed in 9:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
platform/frameworks/base fixed in 9:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
platform/cts fixed in 10:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
platform/frameworks/base fixed in 10:2020-07-01
Oct 13, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Oct 14, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Updated
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Updated
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Oct 16, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Updated
In onCommand of CompanionDeviceManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege allowing background data usage or launching from the background, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-0227
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-0227
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryASB-A-129476618osv.dev
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.