What is CVE-2022-20032?

CVE-2022-20032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-20032?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2022-20032

In vow driver, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05852822; Issue ID: ALPS05852822.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.8% 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-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20032?: CVE-2022-20032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-20032?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.