What is CVE-2022-20260?

CVE-2022-20260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-20260?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2022-20260

In the Phone app, there is a possible crash loop due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local persistent denial of service in the Phone app with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-220865698

Published 2022-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.9% 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 13.0
Android — versions Android-13

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-13 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20260?: CVE-2022-20260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-20260?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.