# CVE-2022-20331: Security feature bypass in Android

> Attackers can bypass user consent to enable work profiles via tapjacking, leading to local privilege escalation on Android devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fh72-f88h-fxr6

## What is CVE-2022-20331?

CVE-2022-20331 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In the Framework, there is a possible way to enable a work profile without user consent due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-181785557

Weakness: CWE-1021 (Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20331?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-20331?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-20331 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20331 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

- [CVE-2026-58704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58704/): Google Pixel Improper Authorization (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48543/): Android Runtime Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-20331 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-20331 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20331 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20331/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20331/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20331
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20331
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20331

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20331/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.