What is CVE-2022-20385?

CVE-2022-20385 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-20385?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2022-20385

a function called 'nla_parse', do not check the len of para, it will check nla_type (which can be controlled by userspace) with 'maxtype' (in this case, it is GSCAN_MAX), then it access polciy array 'policy[type]', which OOB access happens.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-238379819

Published 2022-09-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Android — versions Android SoC

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1284 — Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-09-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20385?: CVE-2022-20385 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-20385?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.