CVE-2020-0486 — In openAssetFileListener of ContactsProvider2.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an insecure default value

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HIGH

In openAssetFileListener of ContactsProvider2.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an insecure default value

Published Dec 15, 2020

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.14%

Description

In openAssetFileListener of ContactsProvider2.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege to change contact data with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-150857116

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product Android Default
n/a
- Version
  Android-11
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

Android

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
Android-11	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.14% 0.00140

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00140

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (9 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.14% (0.00140)	2.77th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.14% (0.00140)	3.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.06th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.04% (0.01036)	43.31th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.04% (0.01036)	39.16th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.76% (0.02763)	63.78th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.72% (0.00716)	19.88th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.16% (0.00160)	0.00th	v1