| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.9 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-20599. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
In Pixel firmware, there is a possible exposure of sensitive memory due to a missing bounds check. 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-242332706References: N/A
The weakness was presented 12/16/2022 as A-242332706. The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-20599 since 10/14/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/22/2026). 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.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-25859). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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: 6.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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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 🔍12/16/2022 🔍
12/16/2022 🔍
04/22/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: A-242332706
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-20599 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-20599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216068
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 12/16/2022 21:10Updated: 04/22/2026 19:14
Changes: 12/16/2022 21:10 (40), 01/14/2023 09:01 (11), 04/18/2025 22:01 (16), 04/22/2026 19:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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