CVE-2022-20544 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In onOptionsItemSelected of ManageApplications.java, there is a possible bypass of profile owner restrictions due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-238745070

Published: 2022-12-16

Score: 4.4 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-13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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 Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00015.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

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

History

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2022-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-21T13:17:43.030Z

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

Link: CVE-2022-20544

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T02:17:52.618Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-16T16:15:18.437

Modified: 2025-04-21T14:15:25.417

Link: CVE-2022-20544

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-862

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