What is CVE-2022-20081?

CVE-2022-20081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-20081?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2022-20081

In A-GPS, there is a possible man in the middle attack due to improper certificate validation. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06461919; Issue ID: ALPS06461919.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

Published 2022-04-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Mediatek Mt6580
Mediatek Mt6735
Mediatek Mt6737
Mediatek Mt6739
Mediatek Mt6753
Mediatek Mt6761
Mediatek Mt6765
Mediatek Mt6768
Mediatek Mt6771

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2022 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20081?: CVE-2022-20081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-20081?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.