What is CVE-2022-21746?

CVE-2022-21746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-06-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-21746?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2022-21746

In imgsensor, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06479698; Issue ID: ALPS06479698.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

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 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
Mediatek Mt6771
Mediatek Mt6779
Mediatek Mt6781
Mediatek Mt6785
Mediatek Mt6833
Mediatek Mt6853
Mediatek Mt6873
Mediatek Mt6885
Mediatek Mt6893

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/June-2022 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21746?: CVE-2022-21746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-21746?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.