CVE-2022-20299 Information disclosure in Android

What is CVE-2022-20299?

CVE-2022-20299 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 ContentService, there is a possible way to check if the given account exists on the device due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-201415895

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20299?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20299?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20299 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-20299 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20299 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qf5q-jh68-xj96.