CVE-2022-20474
highpriority · track · 41OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 17 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In readLazyValue of Parcel.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary code into the System Settings app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-240138294
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (1)
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- cxxsheng/CVE-2022-20474PoC of CVE-2022-20474PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (12)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-2234Android Patchday Dezember 2022Deutsch2022-12-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, beliebigen Code auszuführen und vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- ASB-A-2401382942022-12-01vendor · osvUS
In readLazyValue of Parcel.java, there is a possible loading of arbitrary code into the System Settings app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-20474/cnnvd
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-12-01Patchcnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Google-Android-Pixel-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-December-2022-40023cnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01enisa_euvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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