CVE-2022-20466 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can observe user passwords on secondary displays due to insecure defaults in Android's notification shade controller.

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

What is CVE-2022-20466?

CVE-2022-20466 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Dec 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 applyKeyguardFlags of NotificationShadeWindowControllerImpl.java, there is a possible way to observe the user's password on a secondary display due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-179725730

Weakness: CWE-1188

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20466?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20466?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-20466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-179725730, ASB-A-179725730, GHSA-6hp8-p722-7744.

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