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CVE-2020-0069

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In the ioctl handlers of the Mediatek Command Queue driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to insufficient input sanitization and missing SELinux restrictions. 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-147882143References: M-ALPS04356754

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.2/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
Fresh EPSS: 1.38%: +0.01

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 10 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Help Net Security

Press · 03 Nov 2021, 07:00 · Rooting malware discovered on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy Store - Help Net Security

BleepingComputer

Press · 28 Oct 2021, 07:00 · New AbstractEmu malware roots Android devices, evades detection - BleepingComputer

Lookout

Press · 28 Oct 2021, 07:00 · AbstractEmu: Mobile Rooting Malware - Lookout

Lookout

Press · 28 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Rooting Malware Makes Comeback: Lookout Discovers Global Campaign | Threat Intel - Lookout

The Record from Recorded Future News

Press · 27 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Android smartphones infected with rare rooting malware - The Record from Recorded Future News

See all 10 source documents

Sophos

Press · 04 Mar 2020, 08:00 · Google fixes MediaTek bug in Android March patches - Sophos

Security Affairs

Press · 04 Mar 2020, 08:00 · Google addresses over 70 flaws in Android, including a remotely exploitable issue - Security Affairs

GadgetGuy

Press · 04 Mar 2020, 08:00 · MediaTek based Android phones and tablets – patch me now. - GadgetGuy

ZDNET

Press · 03 Mar 2020, 08:00 · Android security: Google patches a dangerous flaw in these phones - ZDNET

Android Police

Press · 02 Mar 2020, 08:00 · MediaTek security vulnerability allowed root access on devices from Nokia, Amazon, BLU, Sony, ZTE, and others - Android Police

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.2 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 2 repos with metrics

Repository	Stars	Forks	Language	Updated
quarkslab/CVE-2020-0069_poc	111	27	C	24 Mar 2020, 13:19
yanglingxi1993/CVE-2020-0069	0	0	—	07 Mar 2020, 08:50

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 1.4%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:11.176807+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

02 Mar 2020, 08:00

Published

10 Mar 2020, 19:56

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Nov 2021, 00:00

Latest press mention

03 Nov 2021, 07:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:58

PoCs on GitHub

2 repositories