CVE-2022-20392 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can obtain dangerous permissions without user consent during app installation or upgrade, leading to local privilege escalation on Android devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-20392?

CVE-2022-20392 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In declareDuplicatePermission of ParsedPermissionUtils.java, there is a possible way to obtain a dangerous permission without user consent due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege during app installation or upgrade with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-213323615

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20392?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20392?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-20392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-213323615, ASB-A-213323615, GHSA-qqvf-cxm2-r29j.

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