CVE-2022-20246

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-08-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

In WindowManager, there is a possible bypass of the restrictions for starting activities from the background due to an incorrect UID/permission check. 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-230493191

Affected products

Android: 13.0.0

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-13
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-13

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