CVE-2020-13840

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9, and 10 (MTK chipsets). Code execution can occur via an MTK AT command handler buffer overflow. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-200008 (June 2020).
CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.68%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 52
Score date: 10/19/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android
CWEs

CWE-120
References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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