What is CVE-2022-26456?

CVE-2022-26456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-26456?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2022-26456

In vow, there is a possible information disclosure due to a symbolic link following. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06545473; Issue ID: ALPS06545473.

Published 2022-09-06 · 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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.9% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26456?: CVE-2022-26456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-26456?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.