🛡️ CVE-2022-20508 — android

🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-862 NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In onAttach of ConfigureWifiSettings.java, there is a possible way for a guest user to change WiFi settings due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-218679614

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-20508 is classified as CWE-862: Missing Authorization. No authorisation check is performed before carrying out a restricted action.

Affected software

CVE-2022-20508 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • android
  • platform/packages/apps/settings (from 13:0 up to 13:2022-12-01)

Timeline and source

Published on 16 December 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

source.android.com
source.android.com

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-862
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-12-16
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
android — —
platform/packages/apps/settings 13:0 13:2022-12-01

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