CVE-2022-20470 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In bindRemoteViewsService of AppWidgetServiceImpl.java, there is a possible way to bypass background activity launch due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-234013191

Published: 2022-12-13

Score: 7.8 High

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-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:::::::*

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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 Low

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 0.00021.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01

History

Tue, 22 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: 2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-22T14:21:47.795Z

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

Link: CVE-2022-20470

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T02:10:44.911Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-13T16:15:15.697

Modified: 2025-04-22T15:15:58.183

Link: CVE-2022-20470

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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