{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-04-23T16:54:15+00:00","cve":"CVE-2020-8913","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2020-8913","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2020-8913.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8913","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8913"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2020-8913","description":"A local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android's Play Core Library versions prior to 1.7.2. A malicious attacker could create an apk which targets a specific application, and if a victim were to install this apk, the attacker could perform a directory traversal, execute code as the targeted application and access the targeted application's data on the Android device. We recommend all users update Play Core to version 1.7.2 or later.","state":"PUBLIC","assigner":"security@google.com","published_at":"2020-08-12 07:15:00","updated_at":"2022-10-07 00:18:00"},"problem_types":["CWE-22"],"metrics":[],"references":[{"url":"https://blog.oversecured.com/Oversecured-automatically-discovers-persistent-code-execution-in-the-Google-Play-Core-Library/","name":"https://blog.oversecured.com/Oversecured-automatically-discovers-persistent-code-execution-in-the-Google-Play-Core-Library/","refsource":"CONFIRM","tags":[],"title":"Oversecured automatically discovers persistent code execution in the Google Play Core Library | Oversecured Blog","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/play/core/release-notes#1-7-2","name":"https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/play/core/release-notes#1-7-2","refsource":"CONFIRM","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Play Core Library release notes  |  Android Developers","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8913","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8913","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2020","cve_id":"8913","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"android","cpe5":"play_core_library","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2020","cve_id":"8913","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"android","cpe5":"play_core_library","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"security@google.com","ID":"CVE-2020-8913","STATE":"PUBLIC","TITLE":"Local arbitrary code execution in splitinstall in Android's Play Core"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"Android Play Core","version":{"version_data":[{"platform":"Android","version_affected":"<","version_name":"stable","version_value":"1.7.2"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"Google LLC"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"A local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android's Play Core Library versions prior to 1.7.2. A malicious attacker could create an apk which targets a specific application, and if a victim were to install this apk, the attacker could perform a directory traversal, execute code as the targeted application and access the targeted application's data on the Android device. We recommend all users update Play Core to version 1.7.2 or later."}]},"generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.0.9"},"impact":{"cvss":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.4,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"}},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/play/core/release-notes#1-7-2","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/play/core/release-notes#1-7-2"},{"name":"https://blog.oversecured.com/Oversecured-automatically-discovers-persistent-code-execution-in-the-Google-Play-Core-Library/","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://blog.oversecured.com/Oversecured-automatically-discovers-persistent-code-execution-in-the-Google-Play-Core-Library/"}]},"source":{"discovery":"EXTERNAL"}},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2020-08-12 07:15:00","lastModifiedDate":"2022-10-07 00:18:00","problem_types":["CWE-22"],"metrics":{"baseMetricV3":{"cvssV3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":2.8,"impactScore":5.9},"baseMetricV2":{"cvssV2":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL","baseScore":6.8},"severity":"MEDIUM","exploitabilityScore":8.6,"impactScore":6.4,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":true}},"configurations":{"CVE_data_version":"4.0","nodes":[{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":true,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:a:android:play_core_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"1.7.2","cpe_name":[]}]}]}},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2020","CveId":"8913","Ordinal":"169266","Title":"CVE-2020-8913","CVE":"CVE-2020-8913","Year":"2020"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2020","CveId":"8913","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"A local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android's Play Core Library versions prior to 1.7.2. A malicious attacker could create an apk which targets a specific application, and if a victim were to install this apk, the attacker could perform a directory traversal, execute code as the targeted application and access the targeted application's data on the Android device. We recommend all users update Play Core to version 1.7.2 or later.","Type":"Description","Title":null},{"CveYear":"2020","CveId":"8913","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2020-08-12","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2020","CveId":"8913","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2020-08-31","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}