CVE-2022-20085 Path traversal in MT6580, MT6731, MT6735, MT6750S, MT6753, MT6755S, MT6757, MT6757C, MT6757CD, MT6757CH, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8666, MT8675, MT8696, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797
Local attackers with system privileges can exploit symbolic link following in netdiag to escalate privileges on MediaTek devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-20085?
CVE-2022-20085 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Android, published on 3 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In netdiag, there is a possible symbolic link following due to an improper link resolution. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06308877; Issue ID: ALPS06308877.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20085?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2022-20085?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-20085 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20085 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wfq-mm77-25rh.