What is CVE-2022-20030?

CVE-2022-20030 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-20030?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2022-20030

In vow driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a stack-based buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05837793; Issue ID: ALPS05837793.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-02-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Mediatek Mt6781
Mediatek Mt6785
Mediatek Mt6833
Mediatek Mt6853
Mediatek Mt6853t
Mediatek Mt6873
Mediatek Mt6877
Mediatek Mt6883
Mediatek Mt6885

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/February-2022 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20030?: CVE-2022-20030 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-20030?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.