Is CVE-2020-25055 being actively exploited?

CVE-2020-25055 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25055?

CVE-2020-25055 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2020-25055

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The persona service allows attackers (who control an unprivileged SecureFolder process) to bypass admin restrictions in KnoxContainer. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18133 (August 2020).

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-863
EPSS score: 0.4% (37th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2020-17748)
Published: August 31, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-17748 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

google / android
google / android
google / android
google / android

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Google Pixel Phones on Android 10 - Google LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11019-2020 - archived

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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