What is CVE-2022-20497?

CVE-2022-20497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2022-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-20497?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2022-20497

In updatePublicMode of NotificationLockscreenUserManagerImpl.java, there is a possible way to reveal sensitive notifications on the lockscreen due to an incorrect state transition. This could lead to local information disclosure with physical access required and an app that runs above the lockscreen, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-246301979

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 12.0, 12.1, 13.0
N/a Android — versions Android-12 Android-12L Android-13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security@android.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20497?: CVE-2022-20497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2022-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-20497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.