PT-2022-14366 · Google · Android

Published 2022-06-15 · Updated 2022-12-13 · CVE-2022-20124

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-10 through Android-13

Description The issue is related to a permissions bypass in the deletePackageX function of DeletePackageHelper.java, allowing a Guest user to reset pre-loaded applications for other users. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-10 through Android-13, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-170646036

CVE-2022-20124

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20124 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-170646036 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20124 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/44490 · Telegram Post
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ae313d6d4082089798d067f318eb068cfb6bd15d · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Note