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CVE-2022-20396

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2022-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-345

Description

In SettingsActivity.java, there is a possible way to make a device discoverable over Bluetooth, without permission or user interaction, 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-12L Android-13Android ID: A-234440688

Affected products

• Android: 12.1, 13.0

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-09-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-09-01

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