Vulnerability · Published May 10, 2022 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2022-20007

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.0High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

In startActivityForAttachedApplicationIfNeeded of RootWindowContainer.java, there is a possible way to overlay an app that believes it's still in the foreground, when it is not, due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-211481342

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Android	Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-05-01 x_refsource_MISC