CVE-2020-11875

HIGH

Google Android - Improper Exception Handling

Title source: rule

Description

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, and 10.0 (MTK chipsets) software. The MTK kernel does not properly implement exception handling, allowing an attacker to gain privileges. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-200001 (February 2020).

References (2)

[Third Party Advisory] https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/755.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://lgsecurity.lge.com/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 2.3%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-755

Status published

Affected Products (4)

google/android

Timeline

Published Apr 17, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026