CVE-2022-20459 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In (TBD) of (TBD), there is a possible way to redirect code execution due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-239556260References: N/A

Published: 2022-11-17

Score: 6.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Android kernel`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00033.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-11-01

History

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-30T15:04:00.845Z

Reserved: 2021-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-20459

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T02:10:44.851Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-17T23:15:13.730

Modified: 2025-04-30T15:15:51.723

Link: CVE-2022-20459

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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