What is CVE-2022-20040?

CVE-2022-20040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-20040?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-20040 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2022-20040

In power_hal_manager_service, there is a possible permission bypass due to a stack-based buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for e…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (2.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@mediatek.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20040?: CVE-2022-20040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-20040?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-20040 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.