Google Android System Service permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component System Service. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-20435. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component System Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

There is a Unauthorized service in the system service, may cause the system reboot. Since the component does not have permission check and permission protection, resulting in EoP problem.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-242248367

The weakness was disclosed 10/12/2022 as A-242248367. It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-20435 since 10/14/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/14/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-25695). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/14/2021 🔍
10/12/2022 +363 days 🔍
10/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2026 +1280 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-242248367
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-20435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-20435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210647
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2022 10:32
Updated: 04/14/2026 19:06
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Changes: 10/12/2022 10:32 (41), 11/06/2022 15:30 (11), 12/07/2022 15:05 (2), 04/14/2026 19:06 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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