CVE-2022-20544

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 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: 2022-12-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

In onOptionsItemSelected of ManageApplications.java, there is a possible bypass of profile owner restrictions 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-13Android ID: A-238745070

Affected products

Android: 13.0

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-12-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-12-01

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