PT-2020-16915
CVE-2020-28055
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Published
2020-11-10
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Updated
2026-02-19
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
TCL Android Smart TV series V8-R851T02-LF1 versions V295 and below
TCL Android Smart TV series V8-T658T01-LF1 versions V373 and below
Description
A local unprivileged attacker, such as a malicious App, can read and write to the
/data/vendor/tcl, /data/vendor/upgrade, and /var/TerminalManager directories within the TV file system. This allows an attacker, such as a malicious APK or local unprivileged user, to perform fake system upgrades by writing to the /data/vendor/upgrade folder.Recommendations
For TCL Android Smart TV series V8-R851T02-LF1 versions V295 and below: consider restricting access to the
/data/vendor/tcl, /data/vendor/upgrade, and /var/TerminalManager directories to prevent unauthorized read and write operations.
For TCL Android Smart TV series V8-T658T01-LF1 versions V373 and below: consider restricting access to the /data/vendor/tcl, /data/vendor/upgrade, and /var/TerminalManager directories to prevent unauthorized read and write operations.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploitability
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