PT-2022-14692 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-01 · Updated 2025-08-04 · CVE-2022-20474

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 In the readLazyValue function of Parcel.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary code into the System Settings app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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

Exploit

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-240138294

CVE-2022-20474

Affected Products

Android

References · 11

• 🔥 https://github.com/cxxsheng/CVE-2022-20474 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20474 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20474 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20474 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20474 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-240138294 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20474 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/1e41d33566f84f624f6a755e4493432d5bd82915 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/569c3023f839bca077cd3cccef0a3bef9c31af63 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/54426 · Telegram Post