CVE-2022-20446

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 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: 2022-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In AlwaysOnHotwordDetector of AlwaysOnHotwordDetector.java, there is a possible way to access the microphone from the background due to a missing 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-10 Android-11Android ID: A-229793943

Affected products

Android: 10.0, 11.0

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-11-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-11-01

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