Google Android System Service permission

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5.1$0-$5k2.95

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android. Affected is an unknown function of the component System Service. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-20436. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

There is an unauthorized service in the system service. Since the component does not have permission check, resulting in Local Elevation of privilege.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-242248369

The weakness was released 10/12/2022 as A-242248369. It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-20436 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/15/2026). 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-2022-25696). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/14/2021 🔍
10/12/2022 +363 days 🔍
10/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/15/2026 +1281 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-242248369
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-20436 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-20436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210671
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2022 11:13
Updated: 04/15/2026 11:09
Replaces Duplicates: 🔍
Changes: 10/12/2022 11:13 (41), 12/07/2022 15:06 (2), 04/15/2026 11:09 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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