What is CVE-2022-20051?

CVE-2022-20051 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-20051?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2022-20051

In ims service, there is a possible unexpected application behavior due to incorrect privilege assignment. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploi…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 11.0, 12.0
Mediatek Mt6731
Mediatek Mt6732
Mediatek Mt6735
Mediatek Mt6737
Mediatek Mt6739
Mediatek Mt6750
Mediatek Mt6750s
Mediatek Mt6752
Mediatek Mt6753

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security@mediatek.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20051?: CVE-2022-20051 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-20051?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.