CVE-2022-42544 Other in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can mislead users about network add requests in Android, leading to privilege escalation 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
Available

What is CVE-2022-42544?

CVE-2022-42544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 16 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In getView of AddAppNetworksFragment.java, there is a possible way to mislead the user about network add requests due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-224545390

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42544?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42544?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-42544 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-224545390, GHSA-j2p8-g7vg-2chp, PUB-A-224545390.

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