Google Android privilege escalation

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7.6$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Android. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-42529. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been classified as problematic. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-235292841References: N/A

The weakness was released 12/16/2022 as A-235292841. The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-42529 since 10/07/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/18/2026). 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-2022-45596). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/07/2022 🔍
12/16/2022 +70 days 🔍
12/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/18/2026 +1341 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-235292841
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216141
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2022 22:05
Updated: 08/18/2026 15:51
Changes: 12/16/2022 22:05 (38), 01/14/2023 13:30 (11), 04/17/2025 23:24 (15), 08/18/2026 15:51 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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