PT-2022-14688 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-01 · Updated 2022-12-15 · CVE-2022-20470

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 improper input validation in the bindRemoteViewsService function of AppWidgetServiceImpl.java. This could allow bypassing background activity launch restrictions, potentially leading to local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-10 through Android-13, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-234013191

CVE-2022-20470

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-234013191 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20470 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20470 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20470 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/263d7d0ba8818c471a27938c4e002bae33569f01 · Note