What is CVE-2022-20458?

CVE-2022-20458 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-20458?

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

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2022-20458

The logs of sensitive information (PII) or hardware identifier should only be printed in Android "userdebug" or "eng" build. StatusBarNotification.getKey() could contain sensitive information. However, CarNotificationListener.java, it prints out the StatusBarNotification.getKey() directly in logs, which could contain user's account name (i.e. PII), in Android "user" build.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12LAndroid ID: A-205567776

Published 2023-01-26 · 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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.8% 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 12.1
Android — versions Android-12L

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/aaos/2023-01-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20458?: CVE-2022-20458 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-20458?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.