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CVE-2020-0016
In the Broadcom Nexus firmware, there is an insecure default password. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with…
High7.8EPSS 0.18%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- google_android
Description
In the Broadcom Nexus firmware, there is an insecure default password. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-171413483
Timeline
ID reserved
By google_android
- 14 months later
· 14 months later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 93% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Elevation of privilege
- CWE-798 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-798 and its CVEs
Affected products
Android
- affected Android SoC
References (1)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-12-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2020-0016)Record last updated .