PT-2022-14757 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-16 · Updated 2022-12-19 · CVE-2022-20544

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a missing permission check in the onOptionsItemSelected method of ManageApplications.java, which could allow for a bypass of profile owner restrictions. This might lead to a local escalation of privilege without requiring any additional execution privileges. The exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Recommendations For Android version Android-13, apply the necessary patch or update to include the missing permission check in the onOptionsItemSelected method of ManageApplications.java to prevent the bypass of profile owner restrictions.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-20544

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20544 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20544 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory