| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-20459. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
In (TBD) of (TBD), there is a possible way to redirect code execution due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-239556260References: N/A
The weakness was published 11/18/2022 as A-239556260. The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-20459 since 10/14/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/30/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/14/2021 🔍11/18/2022 🔍
11/18/2022 🔍
04/30/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: A-239556260
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-20459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-20459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213880
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 11/18/2022 08:19Updated: 04/30/2025 17:59
Changes: 11/18/2022 08:19 (40), 12/20/2022 08:53 (12), 04/30/2025 17:59 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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