CVE-2022-20278 Information disclosure in Android

What is CVE-2022-20278?

CVE-2022-20278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Accounts, there is a possible way to write sensitive information to the system log due to insufficient log filtering. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-205130113

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20278?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20278?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-20278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-c7jr-pf92-3rq5.