CVE-2022-26469 Privilege escalation in MT6580, MT6735, MT6737, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6895, MT6983, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8666, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges via fragment injection in MtkEmail on MediaTek chipsets without user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-26469?

CVE-2022-26469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In MtkEmail, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to fragment injection. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07216598; Issue ID: ALPS07216598.

Weakness: CWE-470

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26469?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26469 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-26469 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26469 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cx2h-xjfw-v87q.

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