What is CVE-2022-20449?

CVE-2022-20449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-20449?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Google Android

CVE-2022-20449

In writeApplicationRestrictionsLAr of UserManagerService.java, there is a possible overwrite of system files due to a path traversal error. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-239701237

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (4.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
N/a Android — versions Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20449?: CVE-2022-20449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-20449?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.