CVE-2020-28055
HIGHTCL 32s330 Firmware - Incorrect Permission Assignment
Title source: ruleDescription
A vulnerability in the TCL Android Smart TV series V8-R851T02-LF1 V295 and below and V8-T658T01-LF1 V373 and below by TCL Technology Group Corporation allows a local unprivileged attacker, such as a malicious App, to read & write to the /data/vendor/tcl, /data/vendor/upgrade, and /var/TerminalManager directories within the TV file system. An attacker, such as a malicious APK or local unprivileged user could perform fake system upgrades by writing to the /data/vendor/upgrage folder.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://twitter.com/sickcodes/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://twitter.com/johnjhacking/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sick.codes/extraordinary-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-tcl-android-tvs-now-worlds-3rd-largest-tv-manufacturer/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2020-012.md
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sick.codes/sick-2020-012
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/etc/CVE-2020-27403_CVE-2020-28055_Press-Statement-and-Questions_11162020.pdf
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/etc/CVE-2020-27403_CVE-2020-28055_GlobalFAQ.pdf
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://securityledger.com/2020/11/security-holes-opened-back-door-to-tcl-android-smart-tvs/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://securityledger.com/2020/11/tv-maker-tcl-denies-back-door-promises-better-process/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.tcl.com/vulnerabilities-found-in-tcl-android-tvs
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
25.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (7)
tcl/32s330_firmware
< v8-r851t10-lf1v091
tcl/40s330_firmware
< v8-r851t10-lf1v091
tcl/43s434_firmware
< v8-r851t02-lf1v440
tcl/50s434_firmware
< v8-r851t02-lf1v440
tcl/55s434_firmware
< v8-r851t02-lf1v440
tcl/65s434_firmware
< v8-r851t02-lf1v440
tcl/75s434_firmware
< v8-r851t02-lf1v440
Published
Nov 10, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026