# CVE-2022-29580: Path Traversal in Android Google Search App

> An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Android Google Search app to execute arbitrary code on the device.

- **Severity:** High 8.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 18 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r7m8-qmv8-g6vm

## What is CVE-2022-29580?

CVE-2022-29580 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Android Google Search App, published on 13 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

There exists a path traversal vulnerability in the Android Google Search app. This is caused by the incorrect usage of uri.getLastPathSegment. A symbolic encoded string can bypass the path logic to get access to unintended directories. An attacker can manipulate paths that could lead to code execution on the device. We recommend upgrading beyond version 13.41

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29580?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Google Search.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29580?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29580 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-29580 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29580 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29580 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Android Google Search App, published on 13 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-29580 exists.

Affected product: Android Google Search App. 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-2022-29580/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29580/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29580
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29580
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29580

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29580/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.