CVE-2020-15583
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. StickerProvider allows directory traversal for access to system files. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-17665 (July 2020).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDirectory traversal vulnerability in StickerProvider on Samsung mobile devices running Android O (8.x), P (9.0), and Q (10.0) allows attackers to escape the intended directory and access system files through path traversal sequences.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.0= 8.1= 9.0= 10.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm device is a Samsung mobile deviceCheck device model and manufacturer information in system settings or by running 'getprop' command to retrieve ro.product manufacturer and model propertiesAffected if Device is a Samsung mobile device running affected Android versions
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Identify installed Android versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' commandAffected if Android version is 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, or 10.0
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Verify StickerProvider component is presentCheck installed packages for StickerProvider using 'pm list packages' or 'dumpsys package' command, or inspect app list in Settings > AppsAffected if StickerProvider package or component is installed and enabled on the device
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Check security patch levelNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Security patch level, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' commandAffected if Security patch level is earlier than July 2020 (patch date before 2020-07)
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Inspect StickerProvider permissions and configurationRun 'dumpsys package <sticker_provider_package>' to examine component permissions and exported status, or use app inspection toolsAffected if StickerProvider is exported and has permissions that allow access to external callers
Device is affected if it is a Samsung mobile device running Android 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, or 10.0 with StickerProvider enabled and a security patch level before July 2020.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Samsung's July 2020 security patch (SVE-2020-17665) to affected devices; verify StickerProvider component is not exposing sensitive system paths.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-15583 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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