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Vulnerability · Published Nov 8, 2022 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2022-20446

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity missing authorization in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSandroid-framework-23no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20446
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSandroid-framework-23no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20446
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSandroid-platform-frameworks-baseno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20446
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSandroid-platform-frameworks-baseno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20446

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Android Android-10 Android-11

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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